{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"16700","citation":"Elec. Code, § 16700","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 8. Court’s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations [16700. - 16742.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-8"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Elections [16700. - 16703.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-8/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 65.   Effective September 30, 1996.","effective":"1996-09-30","html":"<p>The person declared elected by the superior court is entitled to a certificate of election. If a certificate has not already been issued to him or her, the elections official shall immediately make out and deliver to that person a certificate of election signed by him or her.</p>","text":"The person declared elected by the superior court is entitled to a certificate of election. If a certificate has not already been issued to him or her, the elections official shall immediately make out and deliver to that person a certificate of election signed by him or her.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-elections-16700","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}