Elections Code section 10706

If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast, the names of the candidates who receive the highest or second highest number of votes cast at the special primary election shall be placed on the special general election ballot. In the case of a tie vote, subdivision (b) of Section 8142 shall apply.

Source: Section 10706, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=10706. (updated Feb. 10, 2012; accessed Oct. 6, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_10706

Original Source: Section 10706, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=10706. (last accessed May 12, 2025).