{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-10516","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 10516","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any district or agency election, if a declaration of candidacy for an incumbent elective officer of a district is not filed by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the general district election, or is filed but then is withdrawn before 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the election, any person other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88th day shall have until 5 p.m. on the 83rd day before the election to file a declaration of candidacy for the elective office.\n(b) This section is not applicable where there is no incumbent to be elected. If this section is applicable, notwithstanding Section 10510, a candidate may withdraw their declaration of candidacy until 5 p.m. on the 83rd day before the general election.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS [10000. - 10735.]","PART 4. UNIFORM DISTRICT ELECTION LAW [10500. - 10556.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0c66ee24e40ac878b38027a0a5dac01b64c2c9711dbda84c5996f4c6a7d85902","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-10515","next":"us-ca/elec-10517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}