Court Opinion

ID: 9543227
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:43:25.986443+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:09:59.755397
License: Public Domain

MOSK, J.
I concur.
Nevertheless, I still adhere to the belief that the preferable test is to determine whether the elected candidate meets residence requirements at the time of assumption of office. (See my concurring opinion in Thompson v. Mellon (1973) 9 Cal.3d 96, 109 [107 Cal.Rptr. 20, 507 P.2d 628, 65 A.L.R.3d 1029].) Í would also base our conclusion on article I, section 7, subdivision (b), of the California Constitution.
However, recognizing that in this field as in so many others, perfection eludes definition as well as attainment, I am willing to join the majority in its conclusion.