{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-36812","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 36812","heading":"","body":"After incorporation, the city council is judge of the qualifications of its members and of election returns. It shall determine contested elections of city officers.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY [36801. - 40592.]","CHAPTER 1. Organization [36801. - 36815.]"],"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":"a074b87f675df28fb522814adff766ea74a1f27d40904c73982eef4ad831e047","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-36811","next":"us-ca/gov-36812.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}