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Measure SB 270
Authors Ochoa Bogh  
Coauthors: Choi   Hurtado   Jones   Niello  
Subject Recall elections: notice of intention.
Relating To relating to elections.
Title An act to amend Sections 11020, 11021, and 11022 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-09
State Amended Senate
Status In Committee Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
Leginfo Link Bill
Actions
2025-05-23     May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-05     May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-25     Set for hearing May 5.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 834.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-09     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-04     Set for hearing April 22.
2025-04-02     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-01     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 608.) (April 1).
2025-03-20     Set for hearing April 1.
2025-02-14     Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and JUD.
2025-02-04     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
2025-02-03     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Amended Senate     2025-04-09
Amended Senate     2025-04-02
Introduced     2025-02-03
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				Section 11020 of the 
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								(a)
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								The notice of intention shall contain all of the following:
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								(1)
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								The name and title of the officer sought to be recalled.
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								A statement, not exceeding 200 words in length, of the reasons for the proposed recall.
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								For each proponent of the recall, all of the following:
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								A printed name.
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								A signature.
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								A residence address that includes all of the
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								Street number and street name.
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								(II)
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								City.
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								(III)
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								ZIP Code.
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								If a proponent cannot receive mail at the residence address, the proponent shall provide an alternative mailing address.
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								(4)
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								The provisions of Section 11023.
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								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.
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								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.
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								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.
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								(c)
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								The notice of intention shall include at least the number of proponents specified in
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				Section 11021 of the 
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								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.
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								(b)
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								Notwithstanding the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code), the elections official or Secretary of State shall redact the information
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				Section 11022 of the 
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								(a)
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								A copy of the notice, except the information described in subdivision (c), 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.
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								(b)
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								(1)
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								If publication pursuant to subdivision (a) is not possible, the notice,
						except the information described in subdivision (c), shall be posted in at least three public places within the jurisdiction of the officer to be recalled and on at least three internet websites, including that of the jurisdiction.
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								(2)
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								The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to implement the internet posting
						requirements in paragraph (1).
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								(c)
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								All of the following shall be excluded from a notice published or posted pursuant to this section:
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								(1)
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								The signatures of each proponent of the recall, as required by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11020.
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								(2)
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								The street number and street name of the residence address for each proponent of the recall, as required by subclause (I) of clause (i) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11020.
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								The provisions required by paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 11020.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law governs the recall of certain state and local elective officers. Existing law requires proponents of a recall to serve, file, and publish a copy of the notice of intention to recall the elective officer, as specified. Existing law requires the notice of intention to contain, among other things, the printed name, signature, and residence address, including street and number, city, and ZIP Code, of each proponent of the recall. Existing law requires publication of the notice of intention in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled. If there is no newspaper of general circulation, the notice of intention must be posted in at least 3 public places within the jurisdiction. This bill would require the proponents’ signatures and the street numbers and street names of their residence to be redacted or otherwise excluded from the notice of intention before it is made available to the public. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled, the bill would require the notice of intention to also be posted on at least 3 internet websites.