{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-16801","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 16801","heading":"","body":"Where two or more contested elections are joined for the purpose of recounting votes, the costs shall be apportioned among the parties in the discretion of the court.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS [16000. - 16940.]","CHAPTER 9. Costs [16800. - 16803.]"],"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":"d4991e56ea9de2d6166f71045849082ad421cf723e47d77ee56aecca9e377741","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-16800","next":"us-ca/elec-16802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}