California Code
ARTICLE 7 - Canvass of Returns. Certificate of Election
Section 6421.

6421. The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to the candidate who received the largest vote cast of that party, that person thereby being the party’s presidential nominee candidate from California.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)