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Cal. Elec. Code § 16400

General Elections

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 25 Cal. 4th 165 - Friends of Sierra Madre v. City of Sierra Madre (2001)

Most recently applied in Pini v. Fenley (February 2017)

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 56

When an elector contests any election he or she shall file with the clerk of the superior court having jurisdiction a written statement setting forth specifically:

(a) The name of the contestant and that he or she is an elector of the district or county, as the case may be, in which the contested election was held.

(b) The name of the defendant.

(c) The office.

(d) The particular grounds of contest and the section of this code under which the statement is filed.

(e) The date of declaration of the result of the election by the body canvassing the returns thereof.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.