Cal. Elec. Code § 11381

Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
Section 11381 - Nomination of candidates to succeed recalled officer

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) No person whose recall is being sought may be a candidate to succeed himself or herself at a recall election.

Ca. Elec. Code § 11381

Amended by Stats 2022 ch 790 (AB 2582),s 3, eff. 1/1/2023.
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1997.