{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-15654","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 15654","heading":"","body":"In case any two or more persons have an equal and highest number of votes for either Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the Legislature shall, by a joint vote of both houses, choose one of the persons to fill the office.","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":"2ab1812cbefef0497b1357376d66624b199169f397fb456318459e971b552712","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-15653","next":"us-ca/elec-15670"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}