Elections Code section 16701

If the elections official has issued any certificate for the same office to any other person than the one declared elected by the court, or if the court finds a tie vote in a general election contest brought under this division, the certificate is annulled by the judgment.

Source: Section 16701, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16701. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Sep. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_16701

Original Source: Section 16701, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16701. (last accessed May 12, 2025).