California SB1369: Recall petitions.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 101 and 11220 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. elections Recall petitions. (1) Existing law requires a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition that is required to be signed by voters to contain specified notices, including a notice that the petition may be circulated by a paid signature gatherer or volunteer. This bill would additionally require the paid signature gatherer to orally disclose to each person, before providing the petition for the person’s signature, that they are being paid to circulate the petition…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 101 and 11220 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. elections Recall petitions. (1) Existing law requires a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition that is required to be signed by voters to contain specified notices, including a notice that the petition may be circulated by a paid signature gatherer or volunteer. This bill would additionally require the paid signature gatherer to orally disclose to each person, before providing the petition for the person’s signature, that they are being paid to circulate the petition. (2) Existing law requires a recall petition for a local officer to be submitted to the elections official within a specified number of days after the clerk notifies the proponents that the form and wording of the petition comply with certain requirements. The number of days depends upon the number of registered voters in the electoral jurisdiction. For the recall of a superior court judge, this bill would instead require the petition to be submitted within 120 days if the electoral jurisdiction has 50,000 registered voters or more. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 101 of the Elections Code is amended to read: 101. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a …

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Sponsors

• Reyes, Eloise Gómez (D, SD29) · primary sponsor