Elections Code section 16441

If the nomination contested is for an office including a political subdivision of more than one county, the superior court of any county within the political subdivision has jurisdiction, and the contestant may file in any county within the political subdivision. There shall be no change of venue therefrom to any other county within the political subdivision.

Source: Section 16441, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16441. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_16441

Original Source: Section 16441, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16441. (last accessed May 12, 2025).