{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"11386","citation":"Elec. Code, § 11386","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. RECALL ELECTIONS [11000. - 11386.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-11"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall [11300. - 11386.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-11/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Recall Elections [11381. - 11386.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-11/chapter-4/article-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 790, Sec. 7.   (AB 2582)   Effective January 1, 2023.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>If the candidate who received the highest number of votes in a recall election for a state officer fails to qualify within 10 days after receiving the certificate of election, the office to which the candidate was elected shall become vacant and shall be filled according to law.</p>","text":"If the candidate who received the highest number of votes in a recall election for a state officer fails to qualify within 10 days after receiving the certificate of election, the office to which the candidate was elected shall become vacant and shall be filled according to law.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/recall-elections-11386","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}