Article 2 - The Notice of Intention, Statement, and Answer

California Elections Code — §§ 11020-11024

Sections (5)

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 791, Sec. 1. (AB 2584) Effective January 1, 2023.

(a)The notice of intention shall contain all of the following:
(1)The name and title of the officer sought to be recalled.
(2)A statement, not exceeding 200 words in length, of the reasons for the proposed recall.
(3)The printed name, signature, and residence address, including street and number, city, and ZIP Code, of each of the proponents of the recall. If a proponent cannot receive mail at the residence address, the proponent shall provide an alternative mailing address. The notice of intention shall include at least the number of proponents specified in

subdivision (b).

(4)The provisions of Section 11023.
(b)(1) For a state office, and for a local office where the number of registered voters in the electoral jurisdiction is at least 100,000, the minimum number of proponents listed on the notice of intention is 50, or equal to five times the number of signatures required to have been filed on the nomination paper of the officer sought to be recalled, whichever is higher.
(2)For a local office where the number of registered voters in the electoral jurisdiction is at least 1,000 but less than 100,000, the minimum number of proponents listed on the notice of intention is 30, or equal to three times the number of signatures required to have been filed

on the nomination paper of the officer sought to be recalled, whichever is higher.

(3)For a local office where the number of registered voters in the electoral jurisdiction is less than 1,000, the minimum number of proponents listed on the notice of intention is 30.

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.

A copy of the notice of intention shall be served by personal delivery, or by certified mail, on the officer sought to be recalled. Within seven days of serving the notice of intention, the original thereof shall be filed, along with an affidavit of the time and manner of service, with the elections official or, in the case of the recall of a state officer, the Secretary of State. A separate notice of intention shall be filed for each officer sought to be recalled.

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 791, Sec. 2. (AB 2584) Effective January 1, 2023.

A copy of the notice, except the provisions required by paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 11020, shall be published at the proponents’ expense pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. Publication shall be required unless there is no newspaper of general circulation able to provide timely publication in the jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled. If this publication is not possible, the notice, except the provisions required by paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 11020, shall be posted in at least three public places within the jurisdiction of the officer to be recalled.

Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

(a)Within seven days after the filing of the notice of intention, the officer sought to be recalled may file with the elections official, or in the case of a state officer, the Secretary of State, an answer, in not more than 200 words, to the statement of the proponents.
(b)If an answer is filed, the officer shall, within seven days after the filing of the notice of intention, also serve a copy of it, by personal delivery or by certified mail, on one of the proponents named in the notice of intention.
(c)The answer shall be signed and shall be accompanied by the printed name and business or residence address of the officer sought to be recalled.

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 791, Sec. 3. (AB 2584) Effective January 1, 2023.

(a)The statement and answer are intended solely for the information of the voters. No insufficiency in form or substance thereof shall affect the validity of the election proceedings.
(b)This section shall not be deemed to make the statement and answer, or the authors of the statement or answer, free or exempt from any civil or criminal action or penalty because of any false, slanderous, or libelous material included in the statement or answer.