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Cal. Elec. Code § 10731 — Vacancies in Congressional Offices caused by Catastrophe

Cal. Elec. Code § 10731

Type: Statute
Source: California Elections Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2011-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

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Cal. Elec. Code § 10731 — Vacancies in Congressional Offices caused by Catastrophe is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Catastrophe” means a natural or man-made event that causes a vacancy in at least 101 of the offices of the United States House of Representatives, including at least one of the offices representing California, or at least one-fourth of the total number of offices representing California.

(b) “Vacancy” means the death or disappearance, as a result of a catastrophe, of a Representative in Congress.

(c) “Disappearance” means the inability to establish conclusively whether a Representative in Congress has survived a catastrophe.