Josh Newman
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 29
Author
The California Constitution provides that voters may recall a state officer by majority vote and, in the same election, elect a successor with a plurality of the vote. The Constitution prohibits an officer who is the subject of a recall election from being a candidate for successor. The Constitution provides that the Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor when a vacancy occurs in the office of Governor, and requires the Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor during the impeachment, absence from the state, or other temporary disability of the Governor or of a Governor-elect who fails to take office. When a recall of the Governor is initiated, the Constitution requires the Lieutenant Governor to perform the recall duties of the Governor. The Constitution requires the Governor to fill vacancies in certain judicial and executive offices by appointment, as specified. This measure would eliminate the successor election for a recalled state officer and instead provide, in the event an officer is removed in a recall election, that the office will remain vacant until it is filled in accordance with the Constitution and statute. The measure would repeal the prohibition against the officer subject to the recall being a candidate to fill the office in a special election, but would prohibit the appointment of the officer subject to the recall election to fill the vacancy. If the Governor is removed from office in a recall election, this measure would provide that the Lieutenant Governor will become Governor for the remainder of the unexpired term. If the Governor is removed from office by recall before the close of the nomination period for the next statewide election during the first two years of the Governor's term, the measure would provide for a special election to be held to replace the Governor for the remainder of the unexpired term, to be consolidated with the next statewide primary election and, if necessary, the subsequent statewide general election. The measure would require the Secretary of State to perform the recall duties of the Governor when a recall of the Governor is initiated. The measure would require the Controller to perform the recall duties of the Governor and Secretary of State if recalls of those two officers are initiated at the same time. If adopted by the Legislature, the measure would appear on the ballot at the November 3, 2026, statewide general election.
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11 a.m.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 204, Statutes of 2024.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 8. Page 5775.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 6979.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Be adopted as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 15).
August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 3071.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 2275.) (September 1).
Set for hearing September 1.
August 28 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing August 28.
From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 1025.) (May 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing May 8.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SCA1 | HTML |
| 01/30/23 - Introduced | |
| 08/19/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/05/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/10/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 05/04/23- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments | |
| 08/25/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 01/03/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/24/24- Assembly Elections | |
| 08/05/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/31/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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