§ 11005 Recall Proponent Voter Requirements

Elections Code·California

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This law says that anyone who wants to start a recall must be a registered voter in the same area as the official they want to recall.

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•Recall supporters must be registered voters.
•They must live in the same electoral area as the official.
•People from outside that area cannot start the recall.

Example

A group of people in a town wants to recall the town mayor because they think the mayor is doing a bad job.

The people who sign the recall petition have to be registered voters who live in that town; they can't be voters from another city or state.

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§ 11005 Recall Proponent Voter Requirements

The proponents of a recall must be registered voters of the electoral jurisdiction of the officer they seek to recall. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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proponents recall registered voters electoral jurisdiction

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 11005.

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