{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-22970.10","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 22970.10","heading":"","body":"The governing body shall certify the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes for the elective office to the county elections official as the candidates in the runoff election.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS [20500. - 29978.]","PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES [22075. - 22982.]","CHAPTER 5. Provisions Pertaining Only to 500,000-Acre Districts [22825. - 22970.35.]","ARTICLE 7. Runoff Elections [22970. - 22970.35.]"],"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":"5f7d3151ac88416afece7d65a55de15ab760042b55e14a535c277bd9ab9dcb63","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-22970.5","next":"us-ca/wat-22970.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}