§ 7213 Committee Member Removal Rules

Elections Code·California

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•If you're on a committee and miss more than 3 meetings in a row, you can be kicked off.
•You won't get kicked off if you were sick or out of town for those meetings.
•The committee votes to decide if you get removed.

Example

A person on the school lunch committee misses 4 meetings because they were busy with work.

The committee can vote to remove them because they missed too many meetings without a good reason like being sick or out of town.

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§ 7213 Committee Member Removal Rules

Any member of a committee, other than an ex officio member, who misses more than three consecutive regularly called meetings may be removed by a vote of the committee concerned, unless his or her absence is caused by illness or temporary absence from the county on the date of the meeting. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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committee ex officio member three consecutive regularly called meetings removed by a vote illness temporary absence from the county

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 7213.

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