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Elections Code § 8807

PART 4. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES: VACANCIES

Current as of September 28, 2026Elec. Code, § 8807Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 29. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.

If the vacancy occurs among candidates chosen at the direct primary to go on the ballot for the succeeding general election for a nonpartisan office, the name of that candidate receiving at the primary election the next highest number of votes shall appear on the ballot to fill the vacancy.