Recall petitions.
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Overview
This bill changes the rules for circulating and submitting recall petitions in California. It requires paid signature gatherers to verbally disclose to each person before they sign a petition that they are being paid to collect signatures. Additionally, it shortens the deadline for submitting a recall petition for a superior court judge to 80 days, regardless of the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction, and extends the deadline for a judge recall to 120 days if the jurisdiction has 50,000 registered voters or more.
Key provisions
- Paid signature gatherers must verbally disclose they are being paid to collect signatures.
- The deadline for submitting a recall petition for a superior court judge is reduced to 80 days.
- The deadline for submitting a recall petition for a judge of the superior court is 120 days if the electoral jurisdiction has 50,000 registered voters or more.
- The number of days for submitting a recall petition is based on the number of registered voters in the electoral jurisdiction.
- The deadline for submitting a recall petition is based on the last report of registration by the county elections official.
- The bill amends Sections 101 and 11220 of the Elections Code.
- The bill requires a notice to be included on the petition regarding paid signature gatherers.
- The bill requires a statement to be included on the petition regarding the right to withdraw the petition.
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