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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10600
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10600
When one member of the governing board of a school district or community college district is to be elected, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. When two or more members are to be elected, the two or more candidates receiving the highest number of
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10601
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10601
Notwithstanding Section 10600, the governing board of any community college district may, by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the board, assign a number to each seat on the board to be selected by lot. Once the numbers are assigned, any candidate for election to the boa
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10602
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10602
(a) The forms for declaration of candidacy for governing board elections shall be in substantially the following form: “I, _____, do hereby declare myself as a candidate for election to the governing board of _____ District, of the County of ____; I am a registered voter; if elec
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10603
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10603
(a) In any school district or community college district governing board election the name of any person shall be placed on the ballot, subject to Sections 35107 and 72103 of the Education Code, if there is filed with the county elections official having jurisdiction, not more th
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10604
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10604
(a) Notwithstanding Section 10603, if a declaration of candidacy for an incumbent member of a school district or community college district governing board or of a county board of education is not filed by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the election, or is filed but then is withdr
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10650
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10650
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a governing body of a special district may require, by resolution, that the members of its governing body be elected using district-based elections, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 14026, without being required to submit the resolution
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 107
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 107
(a) (1) A committee formed pursuant to Section 82013 of the Government Code that pays for the circulation of a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition shall create an Official Top Funders sheet as follows, with all text in a black roman type with a type size of
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10700
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10700
The Governor shall call all statewide special elections by issuing a proclamation pursuant to Section 12000. Except as provided by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10730), in the case of a vacancy in a congressional or legislative office the Governor shall issue a proclamation,
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10701
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10701
(a) When a vacancy occurs in a congressional office after the close of the nomination period in the final year of the term of office, the Governor may decline to issue an election proclamation at his discretion. (b) When a vacancy occurs in a legislative office after the close of
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10702
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10702
Except as provided by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10730), this chapter provides the procedures for nomination and election of candidates at any special election to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress, State Senator, or Member of the Assembly.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10703
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10703
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress, State Senator, or Member of the Assembly shall be conducted on a Tuesday at least 126 days, but not more than 140 days, following the issuance of an elec
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10704
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10704
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a special primary election shall be held in the district in which the vacancy occurred on the 9th Tuesday or, if the 9th Tuesday is the day of or the day following a state holiday, the 10th Tuesday preceding the day of the special genera
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10705
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10705
(a) All candidates shall be listed on one ballot and, except as provided in subdivision (b), if any candidate receives a majority of all votes cast, he or she shall be declared elected, and no special general election shall be held. (b) If only one candidate qualifies to have his
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10706
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10706
If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast, the names of the candidates who receive the highest or second highest number of votes cast at the special primary election shall be placed on the special general election ballot. In the case of a tie vote, subdivision (b) of Sect
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10707
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10707
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, whenever a special general election, or a special primary election, to fill a vacancy in Congress or the State Legislature is consolidated with a statewide election, the candidates to fill the vacancy shall appear on the consolid
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10720
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10720
(a) If a vacancy occurs in the representation of this state in the Senate of the United States, the Governor may appoint and commission an elector of this state who possesses the qualifications for the office to temporarily fill the vacancy until a person is elected at a statewid
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10730
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10730
(a) This chapter provides the procedures for nomination and election of candidates at a special election to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives caused by a catastrophe. (b) The procedures provided by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10700) shall apply to special elec
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10731
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10731
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Catastrophe” means a natural or man-made event that causes a vacancy in at least 101 of the offices of the United States House of Representatives, including at least one of the offices representin
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10732
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10732
Within seven calendar days of a catastrophe, the Governor shall issue a proclamation calling a special election pursuant to Section 10703.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10733
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10733
(a) In the event of a catastrophe that causes a vacancy in at least 101 of the offices of the United States House of Representatives, including at least one of the offices representing California, a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress sh
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10734
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10734
A special primary election shall not be held for a special general election conducted pursuant to this chapter. Candidates at the special general election shall be nominated in the manner set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 8000) of Part 1 of Division 8, except that n
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10735
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 10735
(a) (1) In the case of a special election due to a catastrophe that causes a vacancy in at least 101 offices of the United States House of Representatives, the county elections official shall, to the greatest extent practicable, deliver vote by mail ballots requested pursuant to
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 108
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 108
Notwithstanding any other law, the pages of a petition may be bound together by any reasonable method, including the use of staples.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 11
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 11
On written call of the Secretary of State, the county elections officials, city elections officials, and registrars of voters of this state may meet with the approval of their legislative bodies, at the time and place within this state designated in the call, to discuss matters a
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 1100
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 1100
No election shall be held on any day other than a Tuesday, nor shall any election be held on the day before, the day of, or the day after, a state holiday.