California Elections Code — Recall Elections — Recall Of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps In The Recall — The Recall Election — Issuance of order stating election shall be held Date: 8 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Within 14 days after the meeting at which the governing body received the certificate of sufficiency as specified in Section 11227, the governing body shall issue an order stating that an election shall be held pursuant to this article to determine whether or not the officer named in the petition shall be recalled. Ca. Elec. Code § 11240