ELEC § 8140
Where this section sits in the code
- Elections Code - ELEC
- DIVISION 8. NOMINATIONS [8000. - 8903.]
- PART 1. PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS [8000. - 8228.]
- CHAPTER 1. Direct Primary [8000. - 8150.]
- 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.
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