{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-10701","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 10701","heading":"","body":"(a) When a vacancy occurs in a congressional office after the close of the nomination period in the final year of the term of office, the Governor may decline to issue an election proclamation at his discretion.\n(b) When a vacancy occurs in a legislative office after the close of the nomination period in the final year of the term of office, no special election shall be held.","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":"db026bec309b49b7480b78242beeb463408f93abb92128ed127451ad18b8c5c1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-10700","next":"us-ca/elec-10702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}