Bill > SB1357

This bill modifies the process for initiating recall elections, which are procedures allowing voters to remove elected officials from office. Specifically, it requires that when a "notice of intention" to recall an officer is made public, the proponents' signatures and the street numbers and names of their residence addresses will be removed or "redacted" to protect their privacy. The bill also mandates that this notice of intention will now include a declaration where proponents affirm their understanding that they are signing to start the recall petition process and that the notice is a public record. Furthermore, if there's no local newspaper to publish the notice, it will now also need to be posted on at least three internet websites, in addition to being posted in public places. The bill also includes legislative findings to justify these privacy protections, stating they are necessary to safeguard the privacy of recall proponents.

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