{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"19001","citation":"Elec. Code, § 19001","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS [19001. - 19402.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-19"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [19001. - 19006.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-19/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>This division shall be liberally construed so that the real will of the electors will not be defeated by any informality or failure to comply with all of the provisions of the law.</p>","text":"This division shall be liberally construed so that the real will of the electors will not be defeated by any informality or failure to comply with all of the provisions of the law.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-provisions-19001","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}