In Slovakia, mayors may be recalled by local popular vote, as provided by Section 13a.3.a of the Law no. 369/1990 Zb. on Municipalities. According to statistics published by the Association of Slovak Municipalities and Towns, between 2005 and 2015, local referendums were organised in 7,1% of municipalities. Of these, 31,6% did concern the recall of mayor and were successful, 10,6% concerned the recall of mayor but were unsuccessful.