Elections Code § 10730

CHAPTER 3. Vacancies in Congressional Offices caused by Catastrophe

Current as of September 28, 2026Elec. Code, § 10730Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 306, Sec. 2. (SB 211) Effective January 1, 2011.

(a) This chapter provides the procedures for nomination and election of candidates at a special election to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives caused by a catastrophe.

(b) The procedures provided by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10700) shall apply to special elections to the extent those provisions are not inconsistent with this chapter or Section 8 of Title 2 of the United States Code.