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CA Elec Code § 11227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 2 - Recall Petitions|Section 11227.

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 petition to the governing body at its next regular meeting. The certificate shall contain:(a) The name of the officer whose recall is sought.(b) The title of his or her office.(c) The number of signatures required by law.(d) The total number of signatures on the petition.(e) The number of valid signatures on the petition.(f) The number of signatures which were disqualified.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 3 - The Recall Election|Section 11240.

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 issue an order stating that an election shall be held pursuant to this article to determine whether or not the officer named in the petition shall be recalled.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 3 - The Recall Election|Section 11241.

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 for holding the election. If the recall is to be voted on by voters in more than one county, the elections official of the county with the largest number of registered voters who will be voting in the election shall set the date for holding the election in consultation with the elections officials of the other counties.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11242 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 3 - The Recall Election|Section 11242.

11242.  The election shall be held not less than 88, nor more than 125, days after the issuance of the order, and if a regular or special election is to be held throughout the electoral jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled within this time period, the recall election shall be held on the same day, and consolidated with, the regular or special election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11300.

11300.  No insufficiency in a petition against any officer shall bar the later filing of a new petition against that officer.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11301.

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 may be examined in accordance with Section 6253.5 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1997. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Elec Code § 11301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11301.

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 may be examined in accordance with Section Article 2 (commencing with Section 7924.100) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 97. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Elec Code § 11302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11302.

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, the recall election shall nevertheless proceed.(b) (1) Upon the occurrence of the vacancy, the elections official for each county in which a section of the recall petition has been filed shall immediately verify the signatures on the petition submitted to the elections official as of the date of the vacancy.(2) If the elections official verifies that a sufficient number of signatures were filed as of the date of the vacancy, the recall election shall proceed.(3) If the elections official verifies that an insufficient number of signatures, or no signatures, were filed as of the date of the vacancy, the recall election shall not proceed and a vacancy in the office that is the subject of the recall election shall be filled as otherwise provided by law.(4) A person who was subject to a recall petition may not be appointed to fill the vacancy in the office that he or she vacated and that person may not be appointed to fill any other vacancy in office on the same governing board for the duration of the term of office of the seat that he or she vacated.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 591, Sec. 3. (AB 1311) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Elec Code § 11303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11303.

11303.  A voter who has signed a recall petition shall have his or her signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a written request that includes the voter’s name, residence address, and signature with the elections official prior to the day the petition section bearing the voter’s signature is filed. A written request made under this section shall not constitute a petition or paper for purposes of Section 104.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 731, Sec. 7. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 11320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 2 - Ballots|Section 11320.

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 be recalled:(a) The question “Shall [name of officer sought to be recalled] be recalled (removed) from the office of [title of office]?”(b) To the right of the foregoing question, the words “Yes” and “No” on separate lines with an enclosed voting space to the right of each.(c) If the officer sought to be recalled holds a voter-nominated office, the officer may elect to have the officer’s party preference identified on the ballot. The officer shall inform the Secretary of State whether the officer elects to have a party preference identified on the ballot by the deadline for the officer to file an answer with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 11023. The Secretary of State shall disseminate this information to all appropriate county elections officials. The statement of party preference shall appear immediately to the right of and on the same line as the officer’s name, or immediately below the officer’s name if there is not sufficient space to the right of the officer’s name, and shall appear in substantially the following form:(1) If the officer stated a political party preference on the officer’s affidavit of registration, the statement shall read: “Party Preference:____” (inserting the name of the qualified political party stated on the affidavit of registration.) The listed political party preference shall be the political party preference stated on the officer’s affidavit of registration at the time the notice of intention is filed with the elections official pursuant to Section 11021.(2) If the officer did not state a political party preference on the officer’s affidavit of registration, the statement shall read: “Party Preference: None.”(3) If the officer elects not to have the officer’s political party preference identified on the ballot, or if the officer fails to inform the Secretary of State whether the officer elects to have a party preference identified on the ballot by the deadline for the officer to file an answer with the Secretary of State, the statement of party preference shall not appear on the ballot.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 566, Sec. 1. (SB 151) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 11322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 2 - Ballots|Section 11322.

11322.  In addition to the material contained in Section 11320, the following shall appear on ballots at all recall elections, except at a landowner voting district recall election:(a) The names of the candidates nominated to succeed the officer sought to be recalled shall appear under each recall question.(b) Following each list of candidates, the ballot shall provide one blank line with a voting space to the right of it for the voter to write in a name not printed on the ballot.(Added by renumbering Section 27312 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 67. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 11323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 2 - Ballots|Section 11323.

11323.  A voter shall indicate, by using the stamp or other marking device to place a mark in the voting space opposite either “Yes” or “No”, his vote for or against the recall proposal, respectively.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 2 - Ballots|Section 11324.

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 voter of the electoral jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled.(b) In the case of a recall of a state officer, the official responsible for preparing the voter information guide pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include in the voter information guide the report of estimated costs of the recall prepared by the Department of Finance pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 11108.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 180, Sec. 13. (SB 117) Effective August 24, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 11325 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 2 - Ballots|Section 11325.

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 reasons for recall that appeared on the notice of intent to recall that was filed by the proponents of the recall with the elections official or, in the case of a state officer, with the Secretary of State.(2) The answer to the statement of reasons for recall that was filed by the officer whose recall is sought with the elections official or, in the case of a state officer, with the Secretary of State, if an answer was filed.(b) The printed copies of the statement and the answer to that statement shall be mailed with the voter information guide either in a document separate from the voter information guide or as part of the voter information guide. Both the statement and answer shall be printed on the same page, or on facing pages of the document, and shall be of equal prominence.(c) If the recall of more than one officer is sought, the statement and answer for each officer shall be printed together and shall be clearly distinguished from those of any other officer.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 269, Sec. 4. (AB 3258) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 11327 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 2 - Ballots|Section 11327.

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 with the voter information guide.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 59. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 11328 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 3 - Elections in General|Section 11328.

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.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11329 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 3 - Elections in General|Section 11329.

11329.  One election is sufficient for the recall of several officers.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11381 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 4 - Recall Elections|Section 11381.

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 election insofar as that procedure is consistent with this article. The following exceptions shall be made to that procedure:(a) For recalls of state officers, the nomination papers and the declaration of candidacy shall, in each case, be filed no less than 59 days prior to the date of the election and not before the day the order of the election is issued. The Secretary of State shall certify the names of the candidates to be placed on the ballot by the 55th day prior to the election.(b) For recalls of local officers, the nomination papers and the declaration of candidacy shall, in each case, be filed not less than 75 days prior to the date of the election and not before the day the order of the election is issued. If the elections official is required to certify to the governing board the names of the candidates to be placed on the ballot, that shall be done by the 71st day prior to the election.(c) No person whose recall is being sought may be a candidate to succeed himself or herself at a recall election nor to succeed any other member of the same governing board whose recall is being sought at the same election.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 11383 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 4 - Recall Elections|Section 11383.

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.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11384 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 4 - Recall Elections|Section 11384.

11384.  If a majority of the votes on a recall proposal are “Yes”, the officer sought to be recalled shall be removed from office upon the qualification of his successor.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11385 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 4 - Recall Elections|Section 11385.

11385.  If at a recall election an officer is recalled, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office shall be declared elected for the unexpired term of the recalled officer.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 11386 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall|ARTICLE 4 - Recall Elections|Section 11386.

11386.  If the candidate who received the highest number of votes fails to qualify within 10 days after receiving his or her certificate of election, the office to which he or she was elected shall be vacant, and shall be filled according to law.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 12200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Precincts|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12200.

12200.  This chapter applies to all jurisdictions.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Precincts|ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation|Section 12220.

12220.  The elections official shall divide the jurisdiction into precincts and prepare detail maps or exterior descriptions thereof, or both, and as many copies as the elections official may determine. The county surveyor, if requested by an elections official, shall provide assistance to the elections official in the preparation of these maps or exterior descriptions.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Precincts|ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation|Section 12221.

12221.  In any order establishing precincts, their boundaries shall be defined by reference to exterior descriptions or delineation thereof on a map or maps.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Precincts|ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation|Section 12222.

12222.  (a) No precinct shall be established so that its boundary crosses the boundary of any supervisorial district, congressional district, senatorial district, Assembly district, board of equalization district, judicial district, incorporated city, ward, or city council district.(b) If, at any election, any precinct contains an insufficient number of qualified persons to make up a precinct board, the precinct may be consolidated with an adjoining precinct.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 504, Sec. 1. (AB 2692) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Elec Code § 12223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Precincts|ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation|Section 12223.

12223.  (a) Whenever a jurisdiction is divided into election precincts or whenever the boundary of an established precinct is changed or a new precinct is created, the precinct boundary shall be fixed in a manner so that the number of voters in the precinct does not exceed 1,000 on the 88th day prior to the day of election, unless otherwise provided by law.(b) An elections official may subtract the number of permanent vote by mail voters, pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3200) of Division 3, from the total number of voters for purposes of complying with subdivision (a) if after subtracting the number of permanent vote by mail voters, the number of voters in the precinct does not exceed the percentage of nonpermanent vote by mail voters in the jurisdiction on the 88th day prior to the election multiplied by 1,000, unless otherwise provided by law. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 111, Sec. 1. (SB 1342) Effective January 1, 2011. Section operative January 1, 2005, by its own provisions.)
CA Elec Code § 12224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Precincts|ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation|Section 12224.

12224.  (a) At the discretion of the elections official, the voters of the precinct may be divided into two or more groups, as nearly equal as possible, and one precinct board appointed to serve each group. When the voters of a precinct are so divided, there may be one or more polling places and a ballot box for and a set of returns from each group.(b) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 32. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 12225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Precincts|ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation|Section 12225.

12225.  Whenever a precinct is entirely owned or controlled by the United States, and no permission is granted by the federal authorities for the establishment of precinct boards and polling places, precinct boards need not be appointed nor polling places designated, but in lieu thereof the elections official shall, not less than 88 days prior to election day, establish the precinct as a mail ballot precinct and conduct the election for that precinct in accordance with Section 3005.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Precincts|ARTICLE 3 - Precinct Consolidations|Section 12241.

12241.  (a) The elections official conducting local, special, or consolidated elections, or statewide elections other than the direct primary, presidential primary, or general election, for the purpose of the election, may divide the territory within which the election is to be held into special election or consolidated election precincts by consolidating existing precincts, or otherwise, subject to Section 12222, and may change and alter the precincts for those elections as often as occasion requires. Not more than six existing precincts may be consolidated into one special election or consolidated election precinct. The polling place used for a consolidated precinct shall be located within the boundaries of the consolidated precinct.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005.(Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 904, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002. Section operative January 1, 2005, by its own provisions.)