California Elections Code 8807 – If the vacancy occurs among candidates chosen at the direct primary …
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If the vacancy occurs among candidates chosen at the direct primary to go on the ballot for the succeeding general election for a nonpartisan office, the name of that candidate receiving at the primary election the next highest number of votes shall appear on the ballot to fill the vacancy.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 29. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
Terms Used In California Elections Code 8807
- candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
- Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
- Nonpartisan office: means an office, except for a voter-nominated office, for which no party may nominate a candidate. See California Elections Code 334
- Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341