← All ballot measures
California · SCA 1 (2024) · Election: 2026-11-03

Eliminate State Officer Recall Successor Elections Amendment

Plain-English Summary

A legislatively referred constitutional amendment that would eliminate the simultaneous successor election in state officer recalls. Instead, if a state officer is recalled, the office would remain vacant until filled per existing constitutional and statutory succession rules (e.g., the Lieutenant Governor would succeed a recalled Governor).

What each outcome does

IF YES PASSES

If approved, ballots in state officer recalls would only ask voters whether to recall the official; the office would then be filled by the existing line of succession rather than by a separate candidate election on the same ballot.

IF NO PASSES

If rejected, the current process remains, in which voters in a state officer recall both decide whether to recall the official and choose a replacement on the same ballot.

Who is funding each side

YES SIDE
Sponsor: Sen. Josh Newman (D); supported by California Common Cause and League of Women Voters of California
Reported funding: Not yet reported
NO SIDE
Sponsor: Election Integrity Project California, Inc.
Reported funding: Not yet reported

BallotPulse is non-partisan. We summarize each outcome in plain English and disclose the money on both sides. We do not tell you how to vote. Always read the official ballot text and decide for yourself.