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California · Through 2026-09-13

ELEC § 8140

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  1. Elections Code - ELEC
  2. DIVISION 8. NOMINATIONS [8000. - 8903.]
  3. PART 1. PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS [8000. - 8228.]
  4. CHAPTER 1. Direct Primary [8000. - 8150.]
  5. ARTICLE 8. Nominated Candidates [8140. - 8150.]

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.

Collected 2026-09-14T05:56:33Z. Source file · JSON

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