{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"6421","citation":"Elec. Code, § 6421","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [6000. - 6954.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES [6000. - 6884.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Republican Presidential Primary [6300. - 6480.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Canvass of Returns. Certificate of Election [6420. - 6422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-2/article-7"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 4.   Effective January 1, 2001.","effective":"2001-01-01","html":"<p>The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to the candidate who received the largest vote cast of that party, that person thereby being the party’s presidential nominee candidate from California.</p>","text":"The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to the candidate who received the largest vote cast of that party, that person thereby being the party’s presidential nominee candidate from California.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/canvass-of-returns-certificate-of-election-6421","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}