{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"4","citation":"Elec. Code, § 4","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [1. - 362.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-0.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1. - 21.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-0.5/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions shall govern the construction of this code.</p>","text":"Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions shall govern the construction of this code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-provisions-4","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}