Proposition 5: Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers.

CHANGES RECALL ELECTION PROCESS FOR STATEWIDE OFFICERS. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Under current law, voters elect replacement candidates at the same time as the recall election. This measure instead fills recall vacancies by subsequent special election or appointment.

• Under current law, voters decide at the same election whether (1) to recall a state officer, and (2) who will replace that officer if recalled. • Under this measure: if the Governor is recalled, the Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor for the remainder of the term or until a successor is elected; for all other recalled officers, the office will remain vacant until filled by a subsequent special election or appointment as specified in existing law; and a recalled officer may be a candidate in a special election to fill the office. Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: • Net fiscal effect unknown. Possible state and local government savings or costs of millions of dollars to administer recall elections. These costs or savings would be rare, and depend on the office recalled and how often recalls occur.

Source: California Secretary of State

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Statewide Survey · September 4-10, 2026

Yes 35% · No 59%

1,103 likely voters; margin of error ±3.8%

Source

Net fiscal effect unknown. In the event of a recall, savings or costs of millions of dollars to administer the election depending on the office recalled. (Ballotpedia.)