{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-16443","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 16443","heading":"","body":"The defendant, after receipt of the copy of the affidavit, may file an answer and a cross-contest affidavit within five days.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS [16000. - 16940.]","CHAPTER 5. Form of Contest Statement [16400. - 16467.]","ARTICLE 3. Contests Other than Recount [16440. - 16444.]"],"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":"c240c244825d948fe87ffa6c3e66004f339648c2a3360a4d0164738d30273a53","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-16442","next":"us-ca/elec-16444"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}