California Code
ARTICLE 4 - Recall Elections
Section 11386.

11386. If the candidate who received the highest number of votes in a recall election for a state officer fails to qualify within 10 days after receiving the certificate of election, the office to which the candidate was elected shall become vacant and shall be filled according to law.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 790, Sec. 7. (AB 2582) Effective January 1, 2023.)