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HomeElections CodeDiv. 11Ch. 3Art. 2§ 11223 Recall Petition County Certification

§ 11223 Recall Petition County Certification

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§ 11223 Recall Petition County Certification

This law says that if a recall petition is signed in more than one county, each county’s election official must add the number of registered voters in that county who live in the area the official being recalled serves.

Key Takeaways

  • •Only kicks in when a recall petition is circulated in more than one county.
  • •Each county’s election official must attach a count of registered voters from that county who are in the official’s jurisdiction.
  • •The count is added to the certificate that shows the results of the official’s examination.

Example

A town mayor is being recalled and signatures are collected in County X and County Y.

The election officials in County X and County Y each have to put on their certification the count of voters in their own county who live in the mayor’s town, so the total shows how many eligible voters are in each county.

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§ 11223 Recall Petition County Certification

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 her examination, the number of registered voters of the county residing within the electoral jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

petitionelections officialregistered voterselectoral jurisdictionofficer sought to be recalled

Related Statutes

  • § 11222 Petition Filing Requirements
  • § 11224 Petition Signature Verification
  • § 11220 Recall Petition Filing Deadlines
  • § 11221 Recall Signature Requirements
  • § 11226 Insufficient Petition Handling

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 11223.
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