{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"16420","citation":"Elec. Code, § 16420","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS [16000. - 16940.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Form of Contest Statement [16400. - 16467.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Primary Elections [16420. - 16421.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-5/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The defendant shall be named in the affidavit.</p>","text":"The defendant shall be named in the affidavit.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/primary-elections-16420","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}