What is a Recall?
Recall is the power of the voters to remove elected officials before their terms expire. It has been part of our governmental system since 1911. Voters use recall when they wish to express their dissatisfaction with elected representatives.
The California Constitution defines recall as, “the power of the electors to remove an elective officer". Neither the California Constitution nor the Elections Code says under what circumstances recall is justified. Instead, it says that the reason is not reviewable.
For information on how to recall local officeholders, please review and read the Guide to Recall. A “local officer" is an elected officer of a county, school
district, community college district, or special district; or a judge of a trial court.
California law can be found online at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
Current Recall Information and Efforts
Calendar of Events
Description
| Applicable Elections Code (EC)
| Established Deadline
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Date proponent may begin circulating petition
| EC § 11042
| The date our office approves petition for circulation, after the 10-day public examination period.
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Last day for proponent to circulate and file petition with county elections official
| EC § 11220(a)
| Forty days if the electoral jurisdiction has less than 1,000 registered voters.
Sixty days if the electoral jurisdiction has less than 5,000 registered voters but at least 1,000.
Ninety days if the electoral jurisdiction has less than 10,000 registered voters but at least 5,000.
One hundred twenty days if the electoral jurisdiction has less than 50,000 registered voters but at least 10,000.
One hundred sixty days if the electoral jurisdiction has 50,000 registered voters or more.
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Last day for county elections official determine sufficiency of petition
| EC §§ 11224, 11225
| 30 days from the date the petition is filed
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Last day for governing body to issue an order for Recall Election
| EC §§ 11240, 11241, 11242
| 14 days from the date the petition is deemed sufficient
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Fair Oaks Water District, Division 1
Incumbent: Christian Petersen
Notice of Intention
Answer to Notice of Intention
Petition was not submitted by the deadline.
Fair Oaks Water District, Division 2
Incumbent: Michael McRae
Notice of Intention
Answer to Notice of Intention
Petition was not submitted by the deadline.
State Recall Information and Efforts
For recall of statewide officeholders, view updates here.
City Recall Information and Efforts
For recall of city officeholders, please contact the
City Clerk of that city.
