California Elections Code

§ 10720

ELEC § 10720 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 10 · Part 6 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(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 statewide general election to hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term and is admitted to the vacated seat by the United States Senate. The person so elected shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b)The Governor shall issue a writ of election for a statewide general election to fill a vacancy described in subdivision (a) in accordance with the following:

(1)If the vacancy occurs 148 days or more before the regularly scheduled statewide primary election next following the occurrence of the vacancy, a statewide primary election and a statewide general election to fill the vacancy shall be held on the same dates as, and consolidated with, the regularly scheduled statewide primary and general elections, respectively, next following the occurrence of the vacancy.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 316, Sec. 1. (AB 1495) Effective January 1, 2022.