{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-16703","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 16703","heading":"","body":"If in any election contest it appears that another person than the defendant has the highest number of legal votes, the court shall declare that person elected.","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":"8e63ea8b955c05dae8eb9f20089499f03822e916f4a5df69d9a4dd7ca36de0e8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-16702","next":"us-ca/elec-16720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}