{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"16443","citation":"Elec. Code, § 16443","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 3. Contests Other than Recount [16440. - 16444.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-5/article-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The defendant, after receipt of the copy of the affidavit, may file an answer and a cross-contest affidavit within five days.</p>","text":"The defendant, after receipt of the copy of the affidavit, may file an answer and a cross-contest affidavit within five days.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/contests-other-than-recount-16443","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}