ELECTIONS CODE - ELEC
DIVISION 11. RECALL ELECTIONS [11000 - 11386]
( Division 11 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 3. Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall [11200 - 11242]
( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. )
ARTICLE 3. The Recall Election [11240 - 11242]
( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. )
11240. – Governing body shall issue order.
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.)
11241. – County elections official shall issue order.
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.)
11242. – When election shall be held.
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.)