Government Code section 23731

The county elections official shall prepare and mail to each eligible registered voter in the county a sample ballot. In all other respects, the election shall be held and conducted, the returns canvassed and the result declared by the governing body in the same manner as provided by law for general elections.

Source: Section 23731, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=23731. (updated Jan. 1, 2003; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_23731

Original Source: Section 23731, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=23731. (last accessed May 12, 2025).