A minimum number of recall proponents is required to initiative a recall petition drive. This minimum number is 65 for state recall and the greater of 10 and the number of signatures required on the nomination paper of the officer against whom recall is sought for local recall. Petitioners for the recall of an official must submit a notice of intention to the city or district clerk for a local recall and to the California Secretary of State for a state recall. The notice must contains the following elements