{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-15653","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 15653","heading":"","body":"When two or more persons have an equal and highest number of votes for either Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State shall deliver a certificate to that effect to each of the tied candidates. Each tied candidate may present the certificate to the Legislature in the manner that he or she sees fit.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES [15000. - 15702.]","CHAPTER 10. Tie Votes [15650. - 15673.]","ARTICLE 1. Elections Other than Primary Elections [15650. - 15654.]"],"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":"c2f496289941196d01a765be55d6e5c7a1e38dc5a08e576b02ae1d226faecaa6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-15652","next":"us-ca/elec-15654"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}