CHAPTER 4. General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall [11300. - 11386.]

Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

§§ 11300–11386 · 19 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 11300–11303 · 4 sections

   • § 11300 No insufficiency in a petition against any officer shall bar the later filing of a new petition against that officer.
   • § 11301 If a petition is found insufficient by the elections official or, in the case of the recall of a state officer, the Secretary of State, the petition signatures…
   • § 11302 (a) Except as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), if a vacancy occurs in an office after a recall petition is filed against the vacating officer,…
   • § 11303 A voter who has signed a recall petition shall have their signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a written request that includes the name or title…
2. ARTICLE 2. Ballots §§ 11320–11327 · 7 sections

   • § 11320 The following shall appear on the ballots at every recall election, except in the case of a landowner voting district, with respect to each officer sought to…
   • § 11322 In addition to the material contained in Section 11320, the following shall appear on ballots at all recall elections for state officers: (a) The names of the…
   • § 11322.5 (a) (1) In a recall election for a state officer, additional instructions shall be added to the ballot to communicate the following information: (A) That there…
   • § 11323 A voter shall indicate, by completely selecting the voting target next to either “Yes” or “No,” their vote for or against the recall proposal, respectively.
   • § 11324 (a) The official responsible for preparing the ballot shall, at least 10 days before the recall election, mail a voter information guide to each registered…
   • § 11325 (a) With the voter information guide there shall be mailed, for each officer whose recall is sought, a printed copy of the following: (1) The statement of…
   • § 11327 An officer whose recall is being sought may file a statement with the elections official in accordance with Section 13307, to be sent to each voter, together…
3. ARTICLE 3. Elections in General §§ 11328–11329 · 2 sections

   • § 11328 A recall election shall be conducted, canvassed, and the results declared in substantially the manner provided by law for a regular election for the office.
   • § 11329 One election is sufficient for the recall of several officers.
4. ARTICLE 4. Recall Elections §§ 11381–11386 · 6 sections

   • § 11381 Nominations of candidates to succeed the recalled officer shall be made in the manner prescribed for nominating a candidate to that office in a regular…
   • § 11382 There shall not be an election for a successor in a recall of a local officer pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 11200). If a majority of the votes…
   • § 11383 If one-half or more of the votes at a recall election are “No”, the officer sought to be recalled shall continue in office.
   • § 11384 Except as provided in Section 11382, if a majority of the votes on a recall proposal are “Yes”, the officer sought to be recalled shall be removed from office…
   • § 11385 If a state officer is recalled at a recall election, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office shall be declared elected for the…
   • § 11386 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…