§ 11303 Recall Petition Signature Withdrawal

• •You must send a written request before the petition page with your signature is filed.
• •The request must include the petition’s name, your name, address, and your signature.
• •The request is not treated as a new petition or paper.

Jane signed a petition to recall a city council member, but later decided she didn't want to support it. She writes a letter to the elections office with the petition’s name, her name, address, and signature, and sends it before the petition page with her signature is filed.

Because Jane sent the request in time, the elections office removes her signature from the petition, and her request doesn’t count as a new petition.