Earlier editions: 2026-09
Maywood Municipal Code Ch. 9 Requirements for Circulation of Recall Petition
Maywood Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Maywood
Cite as: Maywood Municipal Code Chapter 9 · Text as of 2026-10-04
2-9.01 - Intent and purpose.¶
The requirements of this chapter are intended to prevent election fraud and to preserve the integrity of the recall process. The intent of this chapter is to ensure compliance with Elections Code Section 11042(d) and 11220. The City's intent is that this chapter be interpreted as consistent with the requirements of Elections Code Section 11000, et. seq. and other applicable provisions of the Elections Code regarding the local recall process.
(Ord. No. 14-02, § 1, 4-14-2014)
2-9.02 - Requirement to utilize city approved recall petition form.¶
Any recall proponents desiring to circulate a recall petition pursuant to the provisions of Elections Code Section 11000, et. seq., for the recall of an elected official of the City of Maywood, must obtain and use copies of the petitions that have been approved by the City's Elections Official pursuant to Election Code Section 11042. Such City provided copies shall contain a security marking and shall be used by the recall proponents to obtain the signatures required by Elections Code Sections 1.1000, et. seq. Such petition copies shall be provided by the City to the recall proponents, free of charge. An adequate number of copies shall be provided by the City so that the recall proponents may obtain the required number of signatures required by Elections Code Section 1.1221. The Elections Official shall not accept signatures that are not contained on the City-provided, security marked petition copies; such signatures shall be considered to be invalid and to have been obtained in violation of Elections Code Section 11042(d) and 11220.
(Ord. No. 14-02, § 1, 4-14-2014)
2-9.03 - Severability.¶
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this chapter, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(Ord. No. 14-02, § 1, 4-14-2014)
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