{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"16701","citation":"Elec. Code, § 16701","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":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If the elections official has issued any certificate for the same office to any other person than the one declared elected by the court, or if the court finds a tie vote in a general election contest brought under this division, the certificate is annulled by the judgment.</p>","text":"If the elections official has issued any certificate for the same office to any other person than the one declared elected by the court, or if the court finds a tie vote in a general election contest brought under this division, the certificate is annulled by the judgment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-elections-16701","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}