California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 10 - LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS

PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Voters and Procedure

Section 10000. - 10000. Every person is entitled to vote at a local,...

Section 10001. - 10001. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all statewide...

Section 10002. - 10002. The governing body of any city or district may...

Section 10004. - 10004. If the governing body of any special district fails...

CHAPTER 2 - District Boundaries

Section 10010. - 10010. (a) A political subdivision that changes from an at-large...

PART 2 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 10100. - 10100. Whenever the county elections official is required to examine...

Section 10101. - 10101. This part shall apply to all municipal elections, except...

Section 10102. - 10102. Section 13107, relating to ballot designations, shall apply to...

Section 10103. - 10103. Part 3 (commencing with Section 8600) of Division 8...

Section 10104. - 10104. (a) Notwithstanding Section 15, if the last day for...

CHAPTER 2 - Regulations Governing Elections in Cities

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 10200. - 10200. This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its...

Section 10201. - 10201. A proposition may be submitted at a regular election,...

ARTICLE 1.2 - The Congressional Term Limits Act

Section 10204.1. - 10204.1. It is the official position of the People of...

Section 10204.2. - 10204.2. It is the will of the People of the...

Section 10204.3. - 10204.3. The California Legislature, due to the desire of the...

Section 10204.4. - 10204.4. Each state legislator is hereby instructed to use all...

Section 10204.5. - 10204.5. (a) As provided in this act, at each election...

Section 10204.6. - 10204.6. Each member of the California congressional delegation is hereby...

Section 10204.7. - 10204.7. All primary, general, and special election ballots shall have...

Section 10204.8. - 10204.8. The information “DISREGARDED VOTERS’ INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS” may...

Section 10204.9. - 10204.9. Notwithstanding any other provision of California law, (a) A...

Section 10204.10. - 10204.10. At such time as the Congressional Term Limits Amendment...

Section 10204.11. - 10204.11. Severability. If any portion, clause, or phrase of this...

ARTICLE 2 - Nomination of Candidates

Section 10220. - 10220. Candidates may be nominated for any of the elective...

Section 10220.5. - 10220.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a candidate shall...

Section 10221. - 10221. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the signatures...

Section 10222. - 10222. Every nomination paper shall have annexed an affidavit of...

Section 10223. - 10223. Each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a verified...

Section 10224. - 10224. All nomination papers shall be filed with the city...

Section 10225. - 10225. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 10220 and 10224, if nomination papers...

Section 10226. - 10226. The nomination papers and affidavits shall be substantially in...

Section 10227. - 10227. All forms required for nomination and election to all...

Section 10228. - 10228. A filing fee proportionate to the costs of processing...

Section 10229. - 10229. (a) If, by the 88th day, during normal business...

Section 10230. - 10230. If the date of a general municipal election is...

ARTICLE 3 - Conduct of Elections

Section 10240. - 10240. The city elections official shall have the necessary ballots...

Section 10241. - 10241. Before opening the polls, the election officers shall sign...

Section 10242. - 10242. The polls shall be open on the day of...

Section 10243. - 10243. A majority of the members of any precinct board...

ARTICLE 4 - Canvass of Ballots and Returns

Section 10260. - 10260. The votes shall be counted, the result of the...

Section 10261. - 10261. The city elections official, or a canvassing board appointed...

Section 10262. - 10262. The canvass shall be conducted by the elections official....

Section 10263. - 10263. Upon the completion of the canvass and before installing...

Section 10264. - 10264. As soon as the result of the election is...

Section 10265. - 10265. The elections official shall immediately sign and deliver to...

Section 10266. - 10266. Recount of votes in municipal elections shall be governed...

CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Elections in Cities

Section 10300. - 10300. The voters of a city may present a petition...

Section 10301. - 10301. The petition to the Governor shall set forth: (a)...

Section 10302. - 10302. The petition shall be signed by not less than...

Section 10303. - 10303. Upon the presentation of the petition to the Governor,...

Section 10304. - 10304. The Governor shall issue a commission to the commissioners,...

Section 10305. - 10305. The commissioners may, by an order entered in their...

Section 10306. - 10306. Prior to the election, the commission shall appoint precinct...

Section 10307. - 10307. Except that the returns shall be returned and delivered...

Section 10308. - 10308. Within five days after the election, the commissioners shall...

Section 10309. - 10309. Within 10 days after issuance of the certificates of...

Section 10310. - 10310. At the first meeting of the governing body of...

Section 10311. - 10311. Whenever the officers elected at the election, and the...

Section 10312. - 10312. Whenever the government of the city is in full...

PART 3 - CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTIONS

Section 10400. - 10400. Whenever two or more elections, including bond elections, of...

Section 10401. - 10401. Where one of the elections to be consolidated is...

Section 10402. - 10402. When local elections are to be consolidated, and no...

Section 10402.5. - 10402.5. Any state, county, municipal, district, and school district election...

Section 10403. - 10403. (a) Whenever an election called by a district, city,...

Section 10403.5. - 10403.5. (a) (1) Any city ordinance requiring its general municipal...

Section 10404. - 10404. (a) This section applies only to special districts electing...

Section 10404.5. - 10404.5. (a) A resolution of the governing board of a...

Section 10404.7. - 10404.7. A school district in Tehama County or the Tehama...

Section 10405. - 10405. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Registrar-Recorder of...

Section 10405.7. - 10405.7. (a) The resolution of the community college district governing...

Section 10405.8. - 10405.8. In a community college district that includes the trustee...

Section 10406. - 10406. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a statewide...

Section 10407. - 10407. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever other...

Section 10408. - 10408. When the county precinct boundaries at a consolidated election...

Section 10409. - 10409. When the boundaries of the territory within which an...

Section 10410. - 10410. Within the territory affected by the order of consolidation,...

Section 10411. - 10411. In case of the consolidation of any election called...

Section 10412. - 10412. In the case of the consolidation of any election...

Section 10413. - 10413. When the returns of any elections consolidated pursuant to...

Section 10416. - 10416. Except as otherwise provided in this part, when elections...

Section 10417. - 10417. Where under any law of the state the precincts,...

Section 10418. - 10418. (a) Whenever an election is to be held on...

PART 4 - UNIFORM DISTRICT ELECTION LAW

Section 10500. - 10500. (a) This part may be cited as the Uniform...

Section 10501. - 10501. It is the purpose of this part to provide...

Section 10502. - 10502. (a) This part shall apply to all districts and...

Section 10503. - 10503. Where this part provides that the principal act shall...

Section 10504. - 10504. Whenever this part requires the secretary of a district...

Section 10505. - 10505. The terms of office of elective officers in all...

Section 10506. - 10506. Whenever a district shall increase the number of divisions,...

Section 10507. - 10507. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the term...

Section 10508. - 10508. The principal act shall govern whether directors of a...

Section 10509. - 10509. On the 125th day prior to the day fixed...

Section 10510. - 10510. (a) Forms for declarations of candidacy for all district...

Section 10511. - 10511. The declaration of candidacy shall be in substantially the...

Section 10512. - 10512. (a) Each candidate shall set forth in full the...

Section 10513. - 10513. Upon filing each declaration of candidacy, the county elections...

Section 10514. - 10514. The qualifications of a candidate for elective office, and...

Section 10515. - 10515. (a) If, by 5 p.m. on the 83rd day...

Section 10516. - 10516. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any...

Section 10517. - 10517. Except as otherwise provided by this part, the county...

Section 10518. - 10518. If, within any portion of a county, only one...

Section 10519. - 10519. At the request of a district governing body, the...

Section 10520. - 10520. Each district involved in a general district election in...

Section 10521. - 10521. Qualifications of voters of a district, the number of...

Section 10522. - 10522. At least 125 days prior to the day fixed...

Section 10523. - 10523. Notwithstanding any provision in the principal act, elections shall...

Section 10524. - 10524. At least 125 days prior to the date fixed...

Section 10525. - 10525. (a) At least 35 days prior to the date...

Section 10526. - 10526. At least 30 days prior to the day fixed...

Section 10527. - 10527. At least 20 days prior to the date fixed...

Section 10528. - 10528. Except as otherwise provided by this part, the form...

Section 10529. - 10529. Whenever a candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy,...

Section 10530. - 10530. Vote by mail voting shall be allowed and conducted...

Section 10531. - 10531. Notwithstanding any law, vote by mail voting shall be...

Section 10532. - 10532. Nothing in this part shall prohibit a voter of...

Section 10533. - 10533. (a) The county elections official shall prepare for each...

Section 10534. - 10534. If the county elections official fails to appoint a...

Section 10535. - 10535. The inspector is chairman of the precinct board. (Enacted...

Section 10536. - 10536. If during the election any judge or elections official...

Section 10537. - 10537. If the inspector ceases to act, a majority of...

Section 10538. - 10538. Any member of a precinct board may administer and...

Section 10539. - 10539. Before opening the polls, each member of the precinct...

Section 10540. - 10540. Candidates’ statements of their qualifications submitted in accordance with...

Section 10541. - 10541. The polls shall open at 7 a.m. and remain...

Section 10542. - 10542. The principal act of each landowner voting district participating...

Section 10543. - 10543. Voting shall be conducted, the canvass at the polls...

Section 10544. - 10544. A governing body of a district may, by resolution,...

Section 10545. - 10545. The envelope, certificate with the roster, tally lists, and...

Section 10546. - 10546. Recount of votes in any general district election shall...

Section 10547. - 10547. The county elections official shall commence the canvass of...

Section 10548. - 10548. The canvass shall be made in public and by...

Section 10549. - 10549. No roster, tally list, or certificate returned from any...

Section 10550. - 10550. As soon as the result of the canvass by...

Section 10551. - 10551. (a) No later than the Monday before the first...

Section 10553. - 10553. The county elections official shall immediately make and deliver...

Section 10554. - 10554. Elective officers, elected or appointed pursuant to this part,...

Section 10555. - 10555. Notwithstanding Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division...

Section 10556. - 10556. No informalities in the conduct of the general district...

PART 5 - SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD ELECTIONS

Section 10600. - 10600. When one member of the governing board of a...

Section 10601. - 10601. Notwithstanding Section 10600, the governing board of any community...

Section 10602. - 10602. (a) The forms for declaration of candidacy for governing...

Section 10603. - 10603. (a) In any school district or community college district...

Section 10604. - 10604. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10603, if a declaration of candidacy...

PART 5.5 - Special District Elections

Section 10650. - 10650. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a governing body of...

PART 6 - ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES

CHAPTER 1 - Nomination of Candidates for Legislative and Congressional Offices at Special Elections

Section 10700. - 10700. The Governor shall call all statewide special elections by...

Section 10701. - 10701. (a) When a vacancy occurs in a congressional office...

Section 10702. - 10702. Except as provided by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section...

Section 10703. - 10703. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a...

Section 10704. - 10704. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a special...

Section 10705. - 10705. (a) All candidates shall be listed on one ballot...

Section 10706. - 10706. If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast,...

Section 10707. - 10707. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, whenever a...

CHAPTER 2 - Vacancy in Senate

Section 10720. - 10720. (a) If a vacancy occurs in the representation of...

CHAPTER 3 - Vacancies in Congressional Offices caused by Catastrophe

Section 10730. - 10730. (a) This chapter provides the procedures for nomination and...

Section 10731. - 10731. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have...

Section 10732. - 10732. Within seven calendar days of a catastrophe, the Governor...

Section 10733. - 10733. (a) In the event of a catastrophe that causes...

Section 10734. - 10734. A special primary election shall not be held for...

Section 10735. - 10735. (a) (1) In the case of a special election...