Statute · California Elections Code
Cal. Elec. Code § 10701 — Nomination of Candidates for Legislative and Congressional Offices at Special Elections
Cal. Elec. Code § 10701
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Elections Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) When a vacancy occurs in a congressional office after the close of the nomination period in the final year of the term of office, the Governor may decline to issue an election proclamation at his discretion.
Citator
Cal. Elec. Code § 10701 — Nomination of Candidates for Legislative and Congressional Offices at Special Elections is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) When a vacancy occurs in a congressional office after the close of the nomination period in the final year of the term of office, the Governor may decline to issue an election proclamation at his discretion.
(b) When a vacancy occurs in a legislative office after the close of the nomination period in the final year of the term of office, no special election shall be held.