Within 14 days after the meeting at which the governing body received the certificate of sufficiency as specified in Section 11227, the governing body shall issue an order stating that an election shall be held pursuant to this article to determine whether or not the officer named in the petition shall be recalled.
Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the RecallThe Recall Election
Section § 11240
This law requires that within 14 days of receiving confirmation that a petition to remove a public official is valid, a local government must order an election. This election will decide if the official should be removed from office.
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Section § 11241
This law says that if a governing board doesn't set an election date in time, then the county elections official must schedule it within five days. If the election involves voters from multiple counties, the official from the county with the most voters will decide the date, after consulting with officials from other counties.
If the governing board fails to issue the order within the time specified in Section 11240, the county elections official, within five days, shall set the date for holding the election. If the recall is to be voted on by voters in more than one county, the elections official of the county with the largest number of registered voters who will be voting in the election shall set the date for holding the election in consultation with the elections officials of the other counties.
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Section § 11242
This law section specifies the timing for holding an election after an order is issued. Generally, the election should take place between 88 to 125 days following the order. However, if there is a regularly scheduled election coming up, it can be held within 180 days to align with that election.
(a)CA Elections Code § 11242(a) The election shall be held not less than 88, nor more than 125, days after the issuance of the order.
(b)CA Elections Code § 11242(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the election may be conducted within 180 days after the issuance of the order so that the election may be consolidated with a regularly scheduled election.
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