{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"16703","citation":"Elec. Code, § 16703","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 in any election contest it appears that another person than the defendant has the highest number of legal votes, the court shall declare that person elected.</p>","text":"If in any election contest it appears that another person than the defendant has the highest number of legal votes, the court shall declare that person elected.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-elections-16703","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}