{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"16801","citation":"Elec. Code, § 16801","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 9. Costs [16800. - 16803.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-9"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Where two or more contested elections are joined for the purpose of recounting votes, the costs shall be apportioned among the parties in the discretion of the court.</p>","text":"Where two or more contested elections are joined for the purpose of recounting votes, the costs shall be apportioned among the parties in the discretion of the court.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/costs-16801","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}