{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-16420","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 16420","heading":"","body":"The defendant shall be named in the affidavit.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS [16000. - 16940.]","CHAPTER 5. Form of Contest Statement [16400. - 16467.]","ARTICLE 2. Primary Elections [16420. - 16421.]"],"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":"23a3dd7cd47cac1d69c45782ba49b0422bea79c31cd705e81034f446fa8117b6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-16404","next":"us-ca/elec-16421"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}