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CA Elec Code § 16421 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 2 - Primary Elections|Section 16421.

16421.  The affidavit shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court having jurisdiction within five days after either the completion of the official canvass or the completion of any postcanvass risk-limiting audit conducted pursuant to Section 15560 by the county last making the declaration. In the case of an office for which candidates are certified for the ballot by the Secretary of State, or in the case of a statewide ballot measure, the superior court having jurisdiction shall be the Superior Court for the County of Sacramento.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 122, Sec. 5. (AB 2023) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Elec Code § 16440 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 3 - Contests Other than Recount|Section 16440.

16440.  This article applies only to contests on the grounds that:(a) The defendant is not eligible to the office in dispute.(b) The defendant has committed any offense against the elective franchise as defined in Division 18 (commencing with Section 18000).(c) A sufficient number of votes were illegal, fraudulent, forged, or otherwise improper, and that had those votes not been counted the defendant would not have received as many votes as the contestant.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16441 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 3 - Contests Other than Recount|Section 16441.

16441.  If the nomination contested is for an office including a political subdivision of more than one county, the superior court of any county within the political subdivision has jurisdiction, and the contestant may file in any county within the political subdivision. There shall be no change of venue therefrom to any other county within the political subdivision.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16442 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 3 - Contests Other than Recount|Section 16442.

16442.  After the affidavit is filed with the clerk of the superior court, a copy of the affidavit shall be personally served upon the defendant or sent to him or her by registered mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the defendant at the place of residence named in his or her affidavit of registration. The contestant shall make an affidavit of mailing if he or she serves the affidavit by mail, and file it on the same day with the county elections official.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16443 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 3 - Contests Other than Recount|Section 16443.

16443.  The defendant, after receipt of the copy of the affidavit, may file an answer and a cross-contest affidavit within five days.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16444 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 3 - Contests Other than Recount|Section 16444.

16444.  No special appearance, demurrer or objection may be taken other than by the affidavits which shall be considered a general appearance in the contest.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 4 - Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16460.

16460.  This article applies only to contests on the ground that due to mistake, error, or misconduct the votes in any precinct were so incorrectly counted as to change the result.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16461 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 4 - Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16461.

16461.  The superior court of that county in which is located the precinct in which the contestant demands a recount has jurisdiction.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16462 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 4 - Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16462.

16462.  No service other than as provided in this section need be made upon the defendant. The affidavit shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court within five days after the completion of the official canvass. Upon the filing of the affidavit the county elections official shall forthwith post, in a conspicuous place in his or her office, a copy of the affidavit. Upon the filing of the affidavit and its posting, the superior court of the county shall have jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties to the contest. The contestant on the date of filing the affidavit shall send by registered mail a copy thereof to the defendant in a sealed envelope, with postage prepaid, addressed to the defendant at the place of residence named in the affidavit of registration of the defendant, and shall make and file an affidavit of mailing with the county elections official, which shall become a part of the records of the contest.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16463 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 4 - Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16463.

16463.  All candidates at any primary election are permitted to be candidates under this code only upon the condition that jurisdiction for the purposes of the proceeding authorized by this article shall exist in the manner and under the conditions provided for by Section 16462.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16464 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 4 - Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16464.

16464.  At any time within three days after the filing of the affidavit of the contestant to the effect that he or she has sent by registered mail a copy of the affidavit to the defendant, the defendant may file with the clerk of the superior court an affidavit in his or her own behalf, setting up his or her desire to have the votes counted in any precincts, designating them, in addition to the precincts designated in the affidavit of the contestant, and setting up his or her grounds therefor. On the trial of the contest all of the precincts named in the affidavits of the contestant and the defendant shall be considered, and a recount had with reference to all of those precincts. The contestant shall have the same right to answer the affidavit of the defendant as is given to the defendant with reference to the affidavit of the contestant except that the contestant’s answer shall be filed not later than the first day of the trial of the contest.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 57. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16465 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 4 - Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16465.

16465.  The defendant shall appear, either in person or by attorney, at the time and place fixed for the hearing, and shall take notice of the order fixing the time and place from the records of the court, without service.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16466 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 4 - Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16466.

16466.  The defendant may not make any special appearance for any purpose except as provided in this article. Any appearance whatever of the defendant or any request to the court by the defendant or his or her attorney shall be entered as a general appearance in the contest.No demurrer or objection may be taken by the parties in any other manner than by answer, and all the objections shall be contained in the answer.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16467 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 4 - Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16467.

16467.  The court, if the defendant appears, shall require the answer to be made within three days from the time and place set for hearing. If the defendant does not appear the court shall note his default, and shall proceed to hear and determine the contest with all convenient speed.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 6 - Elections Official s Duties|ARTICLE 1 - Contest Procedures at General Elections|Section 16500.

16500.  Within five days after the end of the time allowed for filing statements of contest, the clerk of the superior court shall notify the superior court of the county of all statements filed. The presiding judge shall forthwith designate the time and place of hearing, which time shall be not less than 10 nor more than 20 days from the date of the order.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 58. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 6 - Elections Official s Duties|ARTICLE 1 - Contest Procedures at General Elections|Section 16501.

16501.  The clerk of the superior court shall thereupon issue a citation for the defendant to appear at the time and place specified in the order, which citation shall be delivered to the sheriff and served upon the party at least five days before the time so specified, by either of the following methods:(a) Personally.(b) If the party cannot be found, by leaving a copy at the house where he or she last resided.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 59. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 6 - Elections Official s Duties|ARTICLE 1 - Contest Procedures at General Elections|Section 16502.

16502.  The clerk of the superior court shall issue subpoenas for witnesses at the request of any party, which shall be served as other subpoenas. The superior court may issue attachments to compel the attendance of witnesses who have been subpoenaed to attend.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 60. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 6 - Elections Official s Duties|ARTICLE 1 - Contest Procedures at General Elections|Section 16503.

16503.  The contestant shall, in the first instance, be liable for the expenses involved in making any recount. He or she shall pay into court in advance each day a sum that the judge finds sufficient to pay all recount expenses that will have accrued by the end of that day. The sums paid shall be part of the costs. The elections official may pay each day the clerical assistants necessary for the recount from the amount advanced by the contestant without the necessity of the funds being first deposited with the county treasurer.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 61. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 6 - Elections Official s Duties|ARTICLE 2 - Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Contests Other Than Recount|Section 16520.

16520.  The clerk of the superior court, within five days after the end of the time for filing affidavits, shall present all the affidavits to the presiding judge of the superior court. The presiding judge shall forthwith designate the time and place of hearing, which shall be not less than 10 nor more than 20 days from the date of the order.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 62. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 6 - Elections Official s Duties|ARTICLE 2 - Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Contests Other Than Recount|Section 16521.

16521.  The clerk of the superior court, after an order setting a contest for trial, shall issue a citation to both parties containing a copy of the order. He or she shall deliver it to the sheriff who shall serve it either upon the parties or leave it at the residences named in the affidavits of registration of the parties.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 63. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 6 - Elections Official s Duties|ARTICLE 3 - Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Involving a Recount|Section 16540.

16540.  On the fifth day after the end of the time for filing contestant’s affidavit, the clerk of the superior court shall present the affidavits of the contestant and the defendant and proof of posting of contestant’s affidavit to the presiding judge of the superior court, or anyone acting in his or her stead, who shall forthwith designate the time and place of hearing, the time for which shall be not less than 10 nor more than 20 days from the date of the order.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 64. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 7 - Court s Duties|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16600.

16600.  The court shall meet at the time and place designated, to determine the contested election, and shall have all the powers necessary to the determination thereof. It may adjourn from day to day until the trial is ended, and may also continue the trial before its commencement for any time not exceeding 20 days for good cause shown by any party upon affidavit, at the costs of the party applying for the continuance.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 7 - Court s Duties|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16601.

16601.  At the trial the ballots shall be opened and a recount taken, in the presence of all the parties, of the votes cast for the various candidates in all contests where it appears from the statements filed that a recount is necessary for the proper determination of the contest. The recount shall include a tabulation of all names written upon a ballot and which are subject to canvass pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 15350) of Division 15.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 7 - Court s Duties|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16602.

16602.  In the trial and determination of election contests, the court shall be governed by the rules of law and evidence governing the determination of questions of law and fact, so far as the same may be applicable. It may dismiss the proceedings if the statement of the cause of the contest is insufficient, or for want of prosecution.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 7 - Court s Duties|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16603.

16603.  The court shall continue in session to hear and determine all issues arising in contested elections. After hearing the proofs and allegations of the parties and within 10 days after the submission thereof, the court shall file its findings of fact and conclusions of law, and immediately thereafter shall pronounce judgment in the premises, either confirming or annulling and setting aside the election. The judgment shall be entered immediately thereafter.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 16620 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 7 - Court s Duties|ARTICLE 2 - Primary Elections: Contests Other than Recount|Section 16620.

16620.  The court shall meet at the time and place designated in the order setting the contest for trial, and shall have all powers necessary to determine the issues.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16640 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 7 - Court s Duties|ARTICLE 3 - Primary Elections: Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16640.

16640.  If the number of votes that are sought to be recounted or the number of contests are such that the judge in a county in which there is but one superior court judge is of the opinion that it will require additional judges to enable the contest or contests to be determined in time to print the ballots for the election, he or she may obtain the service of any other superior judge, and the proceedings shall be the same as provided for a county in which there is more than one superior court judge.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16641 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 7 - Court s Duties|ARTICLE 3 - Primary Elections: Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16641.

16641.  If the proceeding is in a county where there is more than one superior court judge, the judge to whom the case is assigned shall notify the presiding judge forthwith of the number of judges which he or she deems necessary to participate in order to finish the contest in time to print the ballots for the final election. The presiding judge shall forthwith designate as many judges as are necessary to completion of the contest, by order in writing and thereupon all of the judges so designated shall participate in the recount of the ballots and the giving of judgment in the contest in the manner specified in this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 7 - Court s Duties|ARTICLE 3 - Primary Elections: Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16642.

16642.  The judges designated by the order to hear the contest, including the judge to whom the contest was originally assigned, shall convene upon notice from the judge to whom the contest was originally assigned, and agree upon the precincts which each one of them, sitting separately, will recount. Thereupon the recount shall so proceed that each judge, sitting separately, shall respectively determine the recount in those precincts which have been assigned to him or her, so that the ballots opened before one judge need not be opened before another judge or department.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16643 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 7 - Court s Duties|ARTICLE 3 - Primary Elections: Contests Involving a Recount|Section 16643.

16643.  The proceedings before every judge in making a recount of the precincts assigned to him or her, as to the appointment of the elections official and persons necessary to be assistants of the court in making it, shall be the same as in contested elections. Section 16503 applies to the recount.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 8 - Court s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16700.

16700.  The person declared elected by the superior court is entitled to a certificate of election. If a certificate has not already been issued to him or her, the elections official shall immediately make out and deliver to that person a certificate of election signed by him or her.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 65. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 8 - Court s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16701.

16701.  If the elections official has issued any certificate for the same office to any other person than the one declared elected by the court, or if the court finds a tie vote in a general election contest brought under this division, the certificate is annulled by the judgment.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 8 - Court s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16702.

16702.  Whenever an election is annulled or set aside by the judgment of the superior court, and no appeal has been taken within 10 days thereafter, the commission, if any has issued, is void and the office vacant.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 8 - Court s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16703.

16703.  If in any election contest it appears that another person than the defendant has the highest number of legal votes, the court shall declare that person elected.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 8 - Court s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations|ARTICLE 2 - Primary Elections: Other than Recount|Section 16720.

16720.  After the court has heard the proofs and allegations of the parties, it shall file its findings of fact and conclusions of law and immediately pronounce judgment either confirming the nomination or setting it aside and decreeing contestant nominated.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 8 - Court s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations|ARTICLE 3 - Primary Elections: Involving a Recount|Section 16740.

16740.  When the recount has been completed in the manner required by Article 4 (commencing with Section 16460) of Chapter 5, and Article 3 (commencing with Section 16640) of Chapter 7, all the judges who took part, if more than one, shall assemble and make the decision of the court. If there is any difference of opinion, a majority of the judges shall finally determine all questions, and give a separate decision or judgment in each contest.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16741 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 8 - Court s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations|ARTICLE 3 - Primary Elections: Involving a Recount|Section 16741.

16741.  A certified copy of the judgment shall be served upon the elections official and may be enforced summarily in the same manner as provided in Section 13314.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 66. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16742 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 8 - Court s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations|ARTICLE 3 - Primary Elections: Involving a Recount|Section 16742.

16742.  If the contest proceeds in more than one county, and the nominee is to be certified by the Secretary of State from the compilation of election returns in his or her office, the judgment in each county in which there has been a contest shall show what, if any, changes in the returns in the office of the Secretary of State relating to that county ought to be made. Certified copies of the judgments shall be served upon the Secretary of State. He or she shall make the changes in the record in his or her office as each judgment requires, and conform his or her compilation and his or her certificate of nomination accordingly.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)