Official’s Answer
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.2709
in effect§27.2709 Official’s Answer
(a) The official whose recall is sought or the official’s designated representative may answer to the statement. Such answer shall be no more than three hundred words in length and must be signed by the individual proposing the answer or, in the case of an organization, by two officers.
(b) The official’s answer, if any, shall be provided to the proponents and filed with the Clerk within fourteen calendar days after the publication of the notice of intention to circulate a recall petition.
(c) A copy of the answer, if any, shall be published by the proponents at least once in a newspaper of general circulation no later than five calendar days before the proponents begin to circulate the petition for signatures. A published copy shall also be filed forthwith in the office of the Clerk.
(“Official’s Answer” added 7–9–1968 by O–9839 N.S.; formerly Sec. 27.1608.)
(Renumbered from former Section 27.2707 and amended 11-25-2014 by O-20432 N.S.; effective 12-25-2014.)
(Amended 10-12-2022 by O-21542 N.S.; effective 11-11-2022.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division27.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026