{"data":{"id":"us-ca/puc-15970","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PUC § 15970","heading":"","body":"If a person elected fails to qualify, the office shall be filled as if there were a vacancy in the office.","path":["Public Utilities Code - PUC","DIVISION 7. PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT [15501. - 18055.]","CHAPTER 3. Internal Organization of Districts [15951. - 16196.]","ARTICLE 1. Election of Directors [15951. - 15976.]"],"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":"475dcb31b54f17c3177e33702cb4e1013d8d3bc878782866930438e8fda28d99","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/puc-15969","next":"us-ca/puc-15971"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}