{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-6421","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 6421","heading":"","body":"The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to the candidate who received the largest vote cast of that party, that person thereby being the party’s presidential nominee candidate from California.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [6000. - 6954.]","PART 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES [6000. - 6884.]","CHAPTER 2. Republican Presidential Primary [6300. - 6480.]","ARTICLE 7. Canvass of Returns. Certificate of Election [6420. - 6422.]"],"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":"0b495b4bf0a7d539b6386a6380eb0ea1fac55f179a83ecf802784d0effce3768","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-6420","next":"us-ca/elec-6422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}