Elections Code section 15653

When two or more persons have an equal and highest number of votes for either Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State shall deliver a certificate to that effect to each of the tied candidates. Each tied candidate may present the certificate to the Legislature in the manner that he or she sees fit.

Source: Section 15653, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=15653. (updated Jan. 1, 2001; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_15653

Original Source: Section 15653, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=15653. (last accessed May 12, 2025).