Elections Code section 16700

The person declared elected by the superior court is entitled to a certificate of election. If a certificate has not already been issued to him or her, the elections official shall immediately make out and deliver to that person a certificate of election signed by him or her.

Source: Section 16700, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16700. (updated Sep. 30, 1996; accessed Sep. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_16700

Original Source: Section 16700, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16700. (last accessed May 12, 2025).