{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-10700","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 10700","heading":"","body":"The Governor shall call all statewide special elections by issuing a proclamation pursuant to Section 12000. Except as provided by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10730), in the case of a vacancy in a congressional or legislative office the Governor shall issue a proclamation, within 14 calendar days of the occurrence of the vacancy, calling a special election in accordance with Section 10703. A copy of the proclamation shall be sent to the board of supervisors of each affected county.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS [10000. - 10735.]","PART 6. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES [10700. - 10735.]","CHAPTER 1. Nomination of Candidates for Legislative and Congressional Offices at Special Elections [10700. - 10707.]"],"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":"349dd7d8f22e9cce2f53082e22bf20a5986bc74015da052d70ec9e95ff4a048d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-10650","next":"us-ca/elec-10701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}