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Cal. Elec. Code § 8140 — Nominated Candidates
Cal. Elec. Code § 8140
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Elections Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Any candidate for a nonpartisan office who at a primary election receives votes on a majority of all the ballots cast for candidates for that office shall be elected to that office. Where two or more candidates are to be elected to a given office and a greater number of candidates receive a…
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Cal. Elec. Code § 8140 — Nominated Candidates is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Any candidate for a nonpartisan office who at a primary election receives votes on a majority of all the ballots cast for candidates for that office shall be elected to that office. Where two or more candidates are to be elected to a given office and a greater number of candidates receive a majority than the number to be elected, those candidates shall be elected who secure the highest votes of those receiving a majority, and equal in number to the number to be elected.
Where a candidate has been elected to a nonpartisan office at the primary election, that office shall not appear on the ballot at the ensuing general election, notwithstanding the death, resignation, or other disqualification of the candidate at a time subsequent to the primary election.