California Elections Code ARTICLE 1 - General Elections

• Section 16400.
  When an elector contests any election he or she shall file with the clerk of the superior court having jurisdiction a written statement setting forth...
• Section 16401.
  The contestant shall verify the statement of contest, as provided by Section 446 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and shall file it within the...
• Section 16402.
  When the reception of illegal votes is alleged as a cause of contest, it is sufficient to state generally that in one or more specified...
• Section 16402.5.
  An election shall not be set aside on account of eligible voters being denied the right to vote, unless it appears that a sufficient number...
• Section 16403.
  A statement of the grounds of contest shall not be rejected nor the proceedings dismissed by any court for want of form, if the grounds...
• Section 16404.
  The affidavit shall specify separately each precinct in which any irregularity or improper conduct took place, or in which a recount is demanded, and the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018