Elections Code section 10265

The elections official shall immediately sign and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election. He or she shall also administer to each person elected the oath of office prescribed in the California Constitution.

Source: Section 10265, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=10265. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Nov. 24, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_10265

Original Source: Section 10265, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=10265. (last accessed May 12, 2025).