The Record-Eagle has a thoughtful editorial Wednesday on recall elections.

Recalls are a right of voters, giving them the ultimate recourse when elected officials fail to do their job. But sometimes they simply become politics by another means -- a venue by which "embittered ex-officials" (in Elmwood Township's case) try win a victory that eluded them at the ballot box. The Record-Eagle rightly says that voters need to have a clear understanding of the issues at stake when they go to the polls for a recall election.