CHAPTER 7. Court’s Duties [16600. - 16643.]

Chapter 7 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

§§ 16600–16643 · 9 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Elections §§ 16600–16603 · 4 sections

   • § 16600 The court shall meet at the time and place designated, to determine the contested election, and shall have all the powers necessary to the determination…
   • § 16601 At the trial the ballots shall be opened and a recount taken, in the presence of all the parties, of the votes cast for the various candidates in all contests…
   • § 16602 In the trial and determination of election contests, the court shall be governed by the rules of law and evidence governing the determination of questions of…
   • § 16603 The court shall continue in session to hear and determine all issues arising in contested elections. After hearing the proofs and allegations of the parties…
2. ARTICLE 2. Primary Elections: Contests Other than Recount § 16620 · 1 section

   • § 16620 The court shall meet at the time and place designated in the order setting the contest for trial, and shall have all powers necessary to determine the issues.
3. ARTICLE 3. Primary Elections: Contests Involving a Recount §§ 16640–16643 · 4 sections

   • § 16640 If the number of votes that are sought to be recounted or the number of contests are such that the judge in a county in which there is but one superior court…
   • § 16641 If the proceeding is in a county where there is more than one superior court judge, the judge to whom the case is assigned shall notify the presiding judge…
   • § 16642 The judges designated by the order to hear the contest, including the judge to whom the contest was originally assigned, shall convene upon notice from the…
   • § 16643 The proceedings before every judge in making a recount of the precincts assigned to him or her, as to the appointment of the elections official and persons…