{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-16701","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 16701","heading":"","body":"If the elections official has issued any certificate for the same office to any other person than the one declared elected by the court, or if the court finds a tie vote in a general election contest brought under this division, the certificate is annulled by the judgment.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS [16000. - 16940.]","CHAPTER 8. Court’s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations [16700. - 16742.]","ARTICLE 1. General Elections [16700. - 16703.]"],"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":"46f8d9445e22d4d3c844f321e9c84233327083906a69095509ba4d6f2f3d507d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-16700","next":"us-ca/elec-16702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}