California Elections Code

§ 10705

ELEC § 10705 Effective Jan 1, 2010Div. 10 · Part 6 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(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 or her name printed on the special general election ballot, that candidate shall be declared elected, and no special general election shall be held.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 42. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.