{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-8807","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 8807","heading":"","body":"If the vacancy occurs among candidates chosen at the direct primary to go on the ballot for the succeeding general election for a nonpartisan office, the name of that candidate receiving at the primary election the next highest number of votes shall appear on the ballot to fill the vacancy.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 8. NOMINATIONS [8000. - 8903.]","PART 4. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES:  VACANCIES  [8800. - 8811.]"],"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":"4a098a4cb564947e2c71de2c704cbf0801bb567433cde194b15633d34f017c1a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-8805","next":"us-ca/elec-8808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}