{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-16444","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 16444","heading":"","body":"No special appearance, demurrer or objection may be taken other than by the affidavits which shall be considered a general appearance in the contest.","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":"6f4821e9dfa4e52cc5a6a35acbfc4bbdb2392c23a3e15a9d673af8f5c00a2b87","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-16443","next":"us-ca/elec-16460"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}