California

Elections Code

2,373 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1 — This act shall be known as the Elections Code.
• § 10 — (a) The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, and has the powers and duties specified in this code and Section 12172.
• § 10.5 — (a) There is established within the Secretary of State the Office of Elections Cybersecurity.
• § 100 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever an initiative, referendum, recall, nominating petition or paper, or any other petition or paper is required to be signed by voters of a county,
• § 100.5 — Notwithstanding Section 100, a voter who is unable to personally affix on a petition or paper the information required by Section 100 may request another person to print the voter’s name and place of
• § 1000 — The established election dates are as follows: (a) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four.
• § 10000 — Every person is entitled to vote at a local, special, or consolidated election who is registered in any one of the precincts which compose the local, special, or consolidated election precincts, in ac
• § 10001 — Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all statewide special elections shall be called, conducted, and canvassed as provided by this code for the calling, conducting, and canvassing of gene
• § 10002 — The governing body of any city or district may by resolution request the board of supervisors of the county to permit the county elections official to render specified services to the city or district
• § 10004 — If the governing body of any special district fails to call or to take any other steps necessary to the holding of the regular district election at which any member or members of the governing body of
• § 10005 — A local government shall not enact or enforce any charter provision, ordinance, or regulation requiring a person to present identification for the purpose of voting or submitting a ballot at any polli
• § 1001 — The following are statewide elections and their dates are statewide election dates: (a) An election held in November of an even-numbered year.
• § 10010 — (a) A political subdivision that changes from an at-large method of election to a district-based election, or that establishes district-based elections, shall do all of the following before a public h
• § 1002 — Except as provided in Section 1003, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all state, county, municipal, district, and school district elections shall be held on an established election date.
• § 1003 — This chapter shall not apply to the following: (a) Any special election called by the Governor.
• § 101 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition required to be signed by voters shall contain in 11-point type, before that portion of the petition for v
• § 10100 — Whenever the county elections official is required to examine the signatures upon any nomination paper or petition of any candidate for a municipal office, he or she may employ necessary help for the
• § 10101 — This part shall apply to all municipal elections, except where otherwise provided for in the Constitution of the state, or in a charter duly adopted or amended pursuant to the Constitution of this sta
• § 10102 — Section 13107, relating to ballot designations, shall apply to municipal elections, whether held in a general law or chartered city.
• § 10103 — Part 3 (commencing with Section 8600) of Division 8 and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 15350) of Division 15, relating to write-in votes, shall apply to municipal elections held in general law cit
• § 10104 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 15, if the last day for the performance of any act provided for or required by this code is a day when the elections official’s office is closed pursuant to a resolution or
• § 102 — A person shall not circulate a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition or nominating paper unless the person is 18 years of age or older.
• § 10200 — This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its objects, and no error, omission or irregularity shall invalidate an election if there has been a substantial compliance with this chapter.
• § 10201 — A proposition may be submitted at a regular election, or a special election may be called, by ordinance or resolution, for the purpose of voting on a proposition.
• § 10204.1 — It is the official position of the People of the State of California that our elected officials should vote to enact, by amendment to the U.
• § 10204.10 — At such time as the Congressional Term Limits Amendment set forth in Section 10204.
• § 10204.11 — Severability.
• § 10204.2 — It is the will of the People of the State of California that application be made to Congress on behalf of the People of California and the California Legislature that Congress adopt the following amen
• § 10204.3 — The California Legislature, due to the desire of the People of the State of California to establish term limits on the Congress of the United States, is hereby instructed to make the following applica
• § 10204.4 — Each state legislator is hereby instructed to use all of his or her delegated powers to pass the Article V application to Congress set forth in Section 10204.
• § 10204.5 — (a) As provided in this act, at each election for the office of United States Representative, United States Senator, State Senator, or Member of the Assembly, the ballot shall inform voters regarding
• § 10204.6 — Each member of the California congressional delegation is hereby instructed to use all of his or her delegated powers to pass the Congressional Term Limits Amendment set forth in Section 10204.
• § 10204.7 — All primary, general, and special election ballots shall have the information “DISREGARDED VOTERS’ INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS” printed adjacent to the name of any U.
• § 10204.8 — The information “DISREGARDED VOTERS’ INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS” may not appear adjacent to the names of a candidate for Congress if the Congressional Term Limits Amendment set forth in Section 10204.
• § 10204.9 — Notwithstanding any other provision of California law, (a) A nonincumbent candidate for the office of U.
• § 10220 — Candidates may be nominated for any of the elective offices of the city in the following manner: Not earlier than the 113th day nor later than the 88th day before a municipal election during normal of
• § 10220.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a candidate shall not file nomination papers for more than one municipal office or term of office for the same municipality in the same election.
• § 10221 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the signatures to each nomination paper shall be appended on the same sheet of paper, and each signer shall add his or her place of residence, giving the str
• § 10222 — Every nomination paper shall have annexed an affidavit of the person who circulated it, to the effect that he or she saw written all the signatures appended thereto, and knows that they are the signat
• § 10223 — Each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy pursuant to Section 10226.
• § 10224 — All nomination papers shall be filed with the city elections official during regular business hours as posted, not later than the 88th day before the election.
• § 10224.5 — No later than three days before the deadline for submission of nomination papers for a municipal election, the city elections official shall post on the city’s internet website, or publish a public no
• § 10225 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 10220 and 10224, if nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the city are not filed by or on the 88th day before the election, during normal business hours, as posted
• § 10226 — (a) The nomination paper shall be in substantially the following form: NOMINATION PAPER I, the undersigned signer for ______ for nomination to the office of ____, to be voted for at the municipal elec
• § 10226.3 — (a) The declaration of candidacy by a candidate shall be substantially as follows: DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY I hereby declare myself a candidate for nomination to the office of ________ District Number
• § 10226.5 — The Secretary of State shall establish uniform filing forms for candidates to use when filing nomination papers pursuant to Section 10226 and a declaration of candidacy pursuant to Section 10226.
• § 10227 — All forms required for nomination and election to all municipal offices shall be furnished only by the city elections official during regular business hours.
• § 10228 — A filing fee proportionate to the costs of processing a candidate’s nomination papers or a candidate’s supplemental nomination papers filed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10221 as determined b
• § 10229 — (a) If, by the 88th day, during normal business hours as posted, before the day fixed for a regularly scheduled municipal election or the 83rd day before the election, during normal business hours as
• § 10230 — If the date of a general municipal election is changed by municipal ordinance pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10403.
• § 10240 — The city elections official shall have the necessary ballots printed and shall procure and furnish to the election officers the necessary supplies and equipment as specified in Sections 14105 and 1411
• § 10241 — Before opening the polls, the election officers shall sign a declaration to discharge faithfully the duties of an election officer, before the inspector or before any other of themselves.
• § 10242 — The polls shall be open on the day of election between the hours that the governing body determines, but not less than eight consecutive hours.
• § 10243 — A majority of the members of any precinct board shall be present at the polling place at all times while the polling place is open.
• § 10260 — The votes shall be counted, the result of the votes cast shall be posted, the supplies and records of the election shall be returned to the city elections official and shall be disposed of by him or h
• § 10261 — The city elections official, or a canvassing board appointed by him or her, shall count the votes cast by vote by mail voters.
• § 10262 — The canvass shall be conducted by the elections official.
• § 10263 — Upon the completion of the canvass and before installing the new officers, the governing body shall adopt a resolution reciting the fact of the election and the other matters that are enumerated in Se
• § 10264 — As soon as the result of the election is declared, the elections official of the governing body shall enter on its records a statement of the result.
• § 10265 — The elections official shall immediately sign and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election.
• § 10266 — Recount of votes in municipal elections shall be governed by Article 1 (commencing with Section 15600) of Chapter 12 of Division 15.
• § 103 — A voter who has signed an initiative, referendum, or recall petition pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this state shall have their signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a written req
• § 10300 — The voters of a city may present a petition to the Governor for the appointment of three commissioners of election pursuant to this chapter if: (a) The city has failed to elect officers in accordance
• § 10301 — The petition to the Governor shall set forth: (a) The name of the city, with the date and manner of organization.
• § 10302 — The petition shall be signed by not less than 75 persons in the city, each of whom possesses all the qualifications mentioned in the body of the petition.
• § 10303 — Upon the presentation of the petition to the Governor, he or she shall either act upon it or require additional evidence of the matters set forth in the petition.
• § 10304 — The Governor shall issue a commission to the commissioners, and the issuance of the commission shall be conclusive evidence of the regularity of all the proceedings to and including the appointment of
• § 10305 — The commissioners may, by an order entered in their minutes, call an election for the officers required by the charter of the city, to be elected only by the voters in the city.
• § 10306 — Prior to the election, the commission shall appoint precinct boards and fix the places of holding the election, as required in the city charter.
• § 10307 — Except that the returns shall be returned and delivered to the commission, the precinct boards shall make return of the election as required in the charter of all officers voted for at the election, w
• § 10308 — Within five days after the election, the commissioners shall canvass the returns and declare which persons were elected.
• § 10309 — Within 10 days after issuance of the certificates of election, the officers shall qualify and enter upon the discharge of their duties, in accordance with the charter.
• § 10310 — At the first meeting of the governing body of the city after the election, the commissioners shall deliver to the governing body all books and papers in their possession, relating to their office of e
• § 10311 — Whenever the officers elected at the election, and the officers authorized by the charter to be elected or appointed by the governing body or executive department of the city, have qualified and enter
• § 10312 — Whenever the government of the city is in full operation, the governing body shall enter a resolution in its minutes declaring that fact.
• § 104 — (a) Wherever any petition or paper is submitted to the elections official, each section of the petition or paper shall have attached to it a declaration signed by the circulator of the petition or pap
• § 10400 — Whenever two or more elections, including bond elections, of any legislative or congressional district, public district, city, county or other political subdivision are called to be held on the same d
• § 10401 — Where one of the elections to be consolidated is a statewide election, the board of supervisors of the county in which the consolidation is to be effected may order the consolidation.
• § 10402 — When local elections are to be consolidated, and no specific procedure is specified for their consolidation, the procedure set forth in Section 10403 shall govern the consolidation, except that the go
• § 10402.5 — Any state, county, municipal, district, and school district election held on a statewide election date pursuant to Section 1002 shall be consolidated with the statewide election pursuant to this part
• § 10403 — (a) Whenever an election called by a district, city, or other political subdivision for the submission of a question, proposition, or office to be filled is to be consolidated with a statewide electio
• § 10403.5 — (a) (1) Any city ordinance requiring its general municipal election to be held on a day specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1301 shall be approved by the board of supervisors unless the ballot sty
• § 10404 — (a) This section applies only to special districts electing members of the governing body in odd-numbered years.
• § 10404.5 — (a) A resolution of the governing board of a school district or county board of education to establish an election day pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1302 shall be adopted and submitted to the
• § 10404.7 — A school district in Tehama County or the Tehama County Board of Education, by itself or in concert with other school districts or county boards of education, may purchase or otherwise contribute to t
• § 10405 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Registrar-Recorder of the County of Los Angeles and the Registrar of Voters of Orange County may, pursuant to agreement between those counties, perform,
• § 10405.7 — (a) The resolution of the community college district governing board to establish an election day pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1302 shall be adopted and submitted to the board of supervisors
• § 10405.8 — In a community college district that includes the trustee areas authorized to be established pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 72023 of the Education Code, the consolidation of the election o
• § 10406 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a statewide special election is called less than 88 days prior to the date of that election, a district, city, or other political subdivision may call fo
• § 10407 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever other elections are consolidated with a regularly scheduled election, the period for the filing of nomination documents by candidates in electi
• § 10408 — When the county precinct boundaries at a consolidated election called by the board of supervisors of the county in which the city, district or other political subdivision is located do not coincide wi
• § 10409 — When the boundaries of the territory within which an election is to be held, or the boundaries of the precincts established therefor, do not fully coincide with the boundaries of the territory within
• § 10410 — Within the territory affected by the order of consolidation, the election precincts, polling places and voting booths shall, in every case, be the same, and there shall be only one set of election off
• § 10411 — In case of the consolidation of any election called by the legislative body of a city, district, or other political subdivision with an election held in the county or counties in which the city, distr
• § 10412 — In the case of the consolidation of any election called by the governing body of a city, district or other political subdivision with an election held in another city, district or other political subd
• § 10413 — When the returns of any elections consolidated pursuant to this part are required to be canvassed by the same body, the elections shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and
• § 10416 — Except as otherwise provided in this part, when elections are consolidated, the governing body ordering consolidation may, in the territory affected thereby, provide for: (a) The appointment of precin
• § 10417 — Where under any law of the state the precincts, polling places or names of members of precinct boards are required to be described or otherwise set forth in the ordinance, resolution, order, notice or
• § 10418 — (a) Whenever an election is to be held on the same day as a statewide election, a special election, or an election held pursuant to Section 1302 or 1303, the election may be consolidated with the stat
• § 105 — (a) (1) For purposes of verifying a signature on an initiative, referendum, recall, nomination, or other election petition or paper, the elections official shall determine that the residence address o
• § 10500 — (a) This part may be cited as the Uniform District Election Law.
• § 10501 — It is the purpose of this part to provide a procedure for the election of elective officers of districts.
• § 10502 — (a) This part shall apply to all districts and agencies whose principal acts so provide.
• § 10503 — Where this part provides that the principal act shall govern, and the principal act contains no provisions on the matter, the general election laws of this state shall govern.
• § 10504 — Whenever this part requires the secretary of a district to deliver a notice or other information to the county elections official on or before a designated date, the secretary may personally deliver t
• § 10505 — The terms of office of elective officers in all new districts shall be determined as follows: (a) If the district is formed in an odd-numbered year, the officers elected at the formation election shal
• § 10506 — Whenever a district shall increase the number of divisions, if there are any, the terms of office of the offices of director thus created shall be determined by the governing body, but in no event sha
• § 10507 — Except as otherwise provided in this part, the term of office of each elective officer, elected or appointed pursuant to this part, is four years or until his or her successor qualifies and takes offi
• § 10508 — The principal act shall govern whether directors of a district are elected by divisions or by the district at large.
• § 10509 — On the 125th day prior to the day fixed for the general district election, the secretary shall deliver a notice to the county elections official.
• § 10510 — (a) Forms for declarations of candidacy for all district offices shall be obtained from the office of the county elections official.
• § 10511 — The declaration of candidacy shall be in substantially the following form: I, _________________, do hereby declare myself as a candidate for election to the office of ___________________.
• § 10512 — (a) Each candidate shall set forth in full the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the California Constitution, which shall be filed with the declaration of candidacy.
• § 10513 — Upon filing each declaration of candidacy, the county elections official shall examine the declaration to determine if it conforms with the provisions of this part and shall certify whether it is suff
• § 10514 — The qualifications of a candidate for elective office, and of an elective officer, of a district shall be determined by the principal act of that district.
• § 10515 — (a) If, by 5 p.
• § 10516 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any district or agency election, if a declaration of candidacy for an incumbent elective officer of a district is not filed by 5 p.
• § 10517 — Except as otherwise provided by this part, the county elections official of each affected county shall conduct the general district election for the portion of the district located within the county.
• § 10518 — If, within any portion of a county, only one district has scheduled a general district election, the county elections official may authorize the appropriate officer of the district to perform any of t
• § 10519 — At the request of a district governing body, the county elections official may perform any of the duties of the district secretary and the supervising authority may perform any of the duties of the di
• § 10520 — Each district involved in a general district election in an affected county shall reimburse the county for the actual costs incurred by the county elections official thereof in conducting the general
• § 10521 — Qualifications of voters of a district, the number of votes each voter may cast, and the method of determining that number of votes shall be governed by the principal act of that district.
• § 10522 — At least 125 days prior to the day fixed for the general district election, the secretary of a resident voting district shall deliver to the county elections official of each affected county a map sho
• § 10523 — Notwithstanding any provision in the principal act, elections shall be at large in any resident voter district in which there are fewer than 100 voters.
• § 10524 — At least 125 days prior to the date fixed by the general district election, the secretary of a landowner voting district shall deliver to the county elections official of each affected county a map or
• § 10525 — (a) At least 35 days prior to the date fixed for the landowner district election, the secretary of a landowner district for which an election has not been canceled pursuant to Section 10515, shall del
• § 10526 — At least 30 days prior to the day fixed for the next general district election, the county elections official shall have prepared a sufficient number of ballots for the voters of each resident voter d
• § 10527 — At least 20 days prior to the date fixed for the next general district election, the county elections official shall have prepared a sufficient number of ballots for the voters of each landowner votin
• § 10528 — Except as otherwise provided by this part, the form of the ballot to be used by the voters of a landowner voting district participating in the general district election shall be governed by the princi
• § 10529 — Whenever a candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy, and the candidate’s declaration of candidacy has been certified as sufficient pursuant to Section 10513, the name of the candidate shall be p
• § 10530 — Vote by mail voting shall be allowed and conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with Division 3 (commencing with Section 3000) pertaining to general elections, except in those districts in w
• § 10531 — Notwithstanding any law, vote by mail voting shall be allowed in lieu of voting by proxy in an landowner district election in which voting by proxy is allowed if, at least 110 days before the election
• § 10532 — Nothing in this part shall prohibit a voter of a district, or his legal representative, from voting by proxy if this right is provided for by the principal act of that district, and the requirements a
• § 10533 — (a) The county elections official shall prepare for each precinct one voter list and one roster for each ballot form to be used at the polling place of the precinct at the general district election.
• § 10534 — If the county elections official fails to appoint a precinct board or the members appointed are not present when the polls open on the day of the general district election, a majority of the voters of
• § 10535 — The inspector is chairman of the precinct board.
• § 10536 — If during the election any judge or elections official ceases to act, the inspector may appoint a substitute.
• § 10537 — If the inspector ceases to act, a majority of the remaining members of the precinct board may appoint a substitute.
• § 10538 — Any member of a precinct board may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during an election.
• § 10539 — Before opening the polls, each member of the precinct board shall sign a declaration to perform faithfully his or her duties, before the inspector or before any other member of the board.
• § 10540 — Candidates’ statements of their qualifications submitted in accordance with Section 13307 shall be filed with the county elections official, who shall cause the voters’ pamphlet, if any is required, t
• § 10541 — The polls shall open at 7 a.
• § 10542 — The principal act of each landowner voting district participating in the general district election shall govern the manner in which the ballot is delivered by the clerk or judge to a voter of that dis
• § 10543 — Voting shall be conducted, the canvass at the polls made, and the returns delivered to the county elections official, except as otherwise provided by this part, as nearly as practicable in accordance
• § 10544 — A governing body of a district may, by resolution, limit campaign contributions in elections to district offices.
• § 10545 — The envelope, certificate with the roster, tally lists, and voter list, shall be all of the following: (a) Sealed in an envelope by the inspector in the presence of the judge and clerk.
• § 10546 — Recount of votes in any general district election shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 15600) of Division 15.
• § 10547 — The county elections official shall commence the canvass of the returns not later than the first Thursday after each general district election.
• § 10548 — The canvass shall be made in public and by opening the returns and determining the vote for each person voted for and declaring the results thereof.
• § 10549 — No roster, tally list, or certificate returned from any general district election shall be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood.
• § 10550 — As soon as the result of the canvass by the county elections official is declared, the county elections official shall prepare and mail a statement of the result to the secretary of each district part
• § 10551 — (a) No later than the Monday before the first Friday in December the county elections official shall declare the elected candidate or candidates.
• § 10553 — The county elections official shall immediately make and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election signed by the county elections official.
• § 10554 — Elective officers, elected or appointed pursuant to this part, take office at noon on the first Friday in December next following the general district election.
• § 10555 — Notwithstanding Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 1, no landowner voting district election shall be consolidated with any resident voter election regardless of whether it is held pu
• § 10556 — No informalities in the conduct of the general district election or any matters related to it shall invalidate the election if fairly conducted.
• § 106 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) Any registered voter who is a candidate for any office may obtain signatures to and sign his or her own nomination papers.
• § 10600 — When one member of the governing board of a school district or community college district is to be elected, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected.
• § 10601 — Notwithstanding Section 10600, the governing board of any community college district may, by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the board, assign a number to each seat on the board to be selec
• § 10602 — (a) The forms for declaration of candidacy for governing board elections shall be in substantially the following form: “I, _____, do hereby declare myself as a candidate for election to the governing
• § 10603 — (a) In any school district or community college district governing board election the name of any person shall be placed on the ballot, subject to Sections 35107 and 72103 of the Education Code, if th
• § 10604 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10603, if a declaration of candidacy for an incumbent member of a school district or community college district governing board or of a county board of education is not fil
• § 10650 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a governing body of a special district may require, by resolution, that the members of its governing body be elected using district-based elections, as defined in su
• § 107 — (a) (1) A committee formed pursuant to Section 82013 of the Government Code that pays for the circulation of a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition shall create an Official Top Fu
• § 10700 — The Governor shall call all statewide special elections by issuing a proclamation pursuant to Section 12000.
• § 10701 — (a) When a vacancy occurs in a congressional office after the close of the nomination period in the final year of the term of office, the Governor may decline to issue an election proclamation at his
• § 10702 — Except as provided by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10730), this chapter provides the procedures for nomination and election of candidates at any special election to fill a vacancy in the office
• § 10703 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress, State Senator, or Member of the Assembly shall be conducted on a Tuesday
• § 10704 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a special primary election shall be held in the district in which the vacancy occurred on the 9th Tuesday or, if the 9th Tuesday is the day of or the day fol
• § 10705 — (a) All candidates shall be listed on one ballot and, except as provided in subdivision (b), if any candidate receives a majority of all votes cast, he or she shall be declared elected, and no special
• § 10706 — If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast, the names of the candidates who receive the highest or second highest number of votes cast at the special primary election shall be placed on the spe
• § 10707 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, whenever a special general election, or a special primary election, to fill a vacancy in Congress or the State Legislature is consolidated with a sta
• § 10720 — (a) If a vacancy occurs in the representation of this state in the Senate of the United States, the Governor may appoint and commission an elector of this state who possesses the qualifications for th
• § 10730 — (a) This chapter provides the procedures for nomination and election of candidates at a special election to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives caused by a catastrophe.
• § 10731 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Catastrophe” means a natural or man-made event that causes a vacancy in at least 101 of the offices of the United St
• § 10732 — Within seven calendar days of a catastrophe, the Governor shall issue a proclamation calling a special election pursuant to Section 10703.
• § 10733 — (a) In the event of a catastrophe that causes a vacancy in at least 101 of the offices of the United States House of Representatives, including at least one of the offices representing California, a s
• § 10734 — A special primary election shall not be held for a special general election conducted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 10735 — (a) (1) In the case of a special election due to a catastrophe that causes a vacancy in at least 101 offices of the United States House of Representatives, the county elections official shall, to the
• § 108 — Notwithstanding any other law, the pages of a petition may be bound together by any reasonable method, including the use of staples.
• § 11 — On written call of the Secretary of State, the county elections officials, city elections officials, and registrars of voters of this state may meet with the approval of their legislative bodies, at t
• § 1100 — No election shall be held on any day other than a Tuesday, nor shall any election be held on the day before, the day of, or the day after, a state holiday.
• § 11000 — This division governs the recall of elective officers of the State of California and of all counties, cities, school districts, county boards of education, community college districts, special distric
• § 11001 — For the purposes of this division, judges of courts of appeal shall be considered state officers, and judges of superior courts shall be considered county officers.
• § 11002 — For the purposes of this division, “elections official” means one of the following: (a) A county elections official in the case of the recall of elective officers of a county, school district, county
• § 11003 — For the purposes of this division, “governing board” means a city council, the board of supervisors of a county, the board of trustees of a school district or community college district, or the legisl
• § 11004 — For the purposes of this division, a “local officer” is an elective officer of a city, county, school district, community college district, or special district, or a judge of a superior court.
• § 11005 — The proponents of a recall must be registered voters of the electoral jurisdiction of the officer they seek to recall.
• § 11006 — Proceedings may be commenced for the recall of any elective officer, including any officer appointed in lieu of election or to fill a vacancy, by the service, filing and publication or posting of a no
• § 11007 — Except when a person has been appointed to office pursuant to Section 10229 because no person had been nominated to office, proceedings may not be commenced against an officer of a city, county, speci
• § 11020 — (a) The notice of intention shall contain all of the following: (1) The name and title of the officer sought to be recalled.
• § 11021 — A copy of the notice of intention shall be served by personal delivery, or by certified mail, on the officer sought to be recalled.
• § 11022 — A copy of the notice, except the provisions required by paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 11020, shall be published at the proponents’ expense pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code
• § 11023 — (a) Within seven days after the filing of the notice of intention, the officer sought to be recalled may file with the elections official, or in the case of a state officer, the Secretary of State, an
• § 11024 — (a) The statement and answer are intended solely for the information of the voters.
• § 11040 — (a) The petition may consist of any number of separate sections, which shall be duplicates except as to signatures and matters required to be affixed by signers and circulators.
• § 11041 — (a) The proponents shall use the recall petition format provided by the Secretary of State and available from the county elections official or the Secretary of State.
• § 11042 — (a) Within 10 days after filing of the answer to the notice of intention, or, if no answer is filed, within 10 days after the expiration of the seven-day period specified in Section 11023, the propone
• § 11042.5 — (a) For a petition for the recall of a local officer, the county elections official shall make a copy of the petition available for public examination in the elections official’s office for 10 days, w
• § 11043 — (a) The petition sections shall be designed so that each signer shall personally affix all of the following: (1) The signer’s signature.