§ 11383 Recall Election Failure Outcome

This law says that if at least half of the people voting in a recall election choose “No,” the official being recalled stays in the job.

A town votes to recall the police chief. 10,000 people cast ballots. 5,200 vote “No” and 4,800 vote “Yes.”

Because the “No” votes are more than half of all votes, the chief keeps his position.

NoVotes ≥ TotalVotes ÷ 2

Count all the votes that were cast (TotalVotes).
Count how many of those votes were “No” (NoVotes).
Divide the total number of votes by 2 to find half of the votes.
If the number of “No” votes is equal to or greater than that half‑value, the officer stays in office.

Recall election with 10,000 total votes.

Result: Half of total votes = 10000 ÷ 2 = 5000. Since 5200 ≥ 5000, the officer continues in office.

This law says that if at least half of the people voting in a recall election choose “No,” the official being recalled stays in the job.

A town votes to recall the police chief. 10,000 people cast ballots. 5,200 vote “No” and 4,800 vote “Yes.”

Because the “No” votes are more than half of all votes, the chief keeps his position.

NoVotes ≥ TotalVotes ÷ 2

Count all the votes that were cast (TotalVotes).
Count how many of those votes were “No” (NoVotes).
Divide the total number of votes by 2 to find half of the votes.
If the number of “No” votes is equal to or greater than that half‑value, the officer stays in office.

Recall election with 10,000 total votes.

Result: Half of total votes = 10000 ÷ 2 = 5000. Since 5200 ≥ 5000, the officer continues in office.

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