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CHAPTER 3. Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall [11200. - 11242.]

Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

§§ 11200–11242 · 13 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 11200–11201 · 2 sections
    • § 11200 This chapter shall apply to the recall of local officers.
    • § 11201 When the city or county elections official is the officer sought to be recalled, the duties imposed upon him or her shall be performed by some other person…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Recall Petitions §§ 11220–11227 · 8 sections
    • § 11220 (a) A recall petition shall be submitted to the elections official for filing in his or her office during normal office hours as posted within the following…
    • § 11221 The number of qualified signatures required in order to qualify a recall for the ballot shall be as follows: (a) In the case of an officer of a city, county,…
    • § 11222 (a) The petition shall be filed by the proponents, or by any person or persons authorized, in writing, by a proponent. All sections of the petition shall be…
    • § 11223 If the petition was circulated in more than one county, the elections official of each county shall affix, with the certificate showing the results of his or…
    • § 11224 (a) Except as provided in Section 11225, within 30 days from the date of filing of the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the elections…
    • § 11225 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), within 60 days from the date of filing of the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, if, from the…
    • § 11226 If the certificate shows that the petition is insufficient, no action shall be taken on it, but the petition shall remain on file.
    • § 11227 If the elections official finds the signatures on the petition to be sufficient, he or she shall submit his or her certificate as to the sufficiency of the…
  3. ARTICLE 3. The Recall Election §§ 11240–11242 · 3 sections
    • § 11240 Within 14 days after the meeting at which the governing body received the certificate of sufficiency as specified in Section 11227, the governing body shall…
    • § 11241 If the governing board fails to issue the order within the time specified in Section 11240, the county elections official, within five days, shall set the date…
    • § 11242 (a) The election shall be held not less than 88, nor more than 125, days after the issuance of the order. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the election may…