§ 11201 Recall Officer Duties Transfer

Elections Code·California

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This law says that if the city or county elections official is the person people want to recall, someone else chosen by the governing board must do the official’s duties.

Key Takeaways

•If the elections official is the person being recalled, they stop doing the job.
•The governing board must choose another person to take over the duties.
•This keeps elections running even when the official is being recalled.

Example

The town’s elections officer is being recalled by voters.

Because the officer is the one being recalled, the town’s governing board picks another person to run the elections and handle the officer’s tasks.

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§ 11201 Recall Officer Duties Transfer

When the city or county elections official is the officer sought to be recalled, the duties imposed upon him or her shall be performed by some other person designated by the governing board. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

city or county elections official recall governing board

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 11201.

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