Elec. Code, § 11386 · Article 4. Recall Elections
Elec. Code, § 11386
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
If the candidate who received the highest number of votes in a recall election for a state officer fails to qualify within 10 days after receiving the certificate of election, the office to which the candidate was elected shall become vacant and shall be filled according to law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 790, Sec. 7. (AB 2582) Effective January 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=11386.
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