{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-6","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 6","heading":"","body":"Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the officer, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [1. - 362.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1. - 21.]"],"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":"021c9760ba58b5213b8c992e36be62b71375cae805cdb4f5a92b181cc8ba0d12","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-5","next":"us-ca/elec-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}