Elections Code section 16003

In a contest of the election of presidential electors the action or appeal shall have priority over all other civil matters. Final determination and judgment shall be rendered at least six days before the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December.

Source: Section 16003, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16003. (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_16003

Original Source: Section 16003, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16003. (last accessed May 12, 2025).