30 - Adoption of Voter-Approved Amendments to the City's Home Rule Charter

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(Resolution 2007-055 adopted 5/21/07, Props. 57, 58) § 9744-9 Recall petitions. The recall petition, to be effective, must be returned and filed with the city clerk within 30 days after the filing of the affidavit required in section 112 of this Charter and it must be signed by qualified voters of the district of the city represented by the council member whose recall is sought. The number of signatures on the petition blanks shall be in an amount equal in number to at least 51 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last contested municipal election at which a council member was elected from that district, or the signatures of at least 200 qualified voters of that district, whichever is greater, and shall conform to the provisions of section 8644Z of the Charter. (Resolution 2007-055 adopted 5/21/07, Prop. 59) § 98444 Recall election. After the recall petition is filed with the city clerk, he or she shall at once examine it and, if he or she finds it sufficient and in compliance with the provisions of the Charter, he or she shall within five days submit it to the city council with a 4 & certificate to that effect and notify the officer sought to be recalled of such action. If the officer whose removal is sought does not resign within five days after such notice, the city council shall thereupon order and fix a date for holding a recall election in the district on the next available uniform election date. (Resolution 2007-055 adopted 5/21/07, Prop. 60) § 99444 -Ballots in recall election. Ballots used at recall elections shall conform to the following requirements: (1) With respect to each person whose removal is sought, the question shall be submitted "Shall (name of person) be removed from the office of councilman member by recall?" (2) Immediately below each such question there shall be printed the two following propositions, one above the other, in the order indicated: "For the recall of (name of person)" "Against the recall of (name of person)" § 10046 Results of recall election. If a majority of the votes cast at a recall election shall be against the recall of the officer named on the ballot, he or she shall continue in office for the remainder of his or her unexpired term, subject to recall as before. If a majority of the votes cast at such an election be for the recall of the officer named on the ballot, he or she shall, regardless of any technical defects in the recall petition, be deemed removed from office and the vacancy shall be filled by the city council as in other vacancies.