CHAPTER 6. Elections Official’s Duties [16500. - 16540.]

Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

§§ 16500–16540 · 7 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Contest Procedures at General Elections §§ 16500–16503 · 4 sections

   • § 16500 Within five days after the end of the time allowed for filing statements of contest, the clerk of the superior court shall notify the superior court of the…
   • § 16501 The clerk of the superior court shall thereupon issue a citation for the defendant to appear at the time and place specified in the order, which citation shall…
   • § 16502 The clerk of the superior court shall issue subpoenas for witnesses at the request of any party, which shall be served as other subpoenas. The superior court…
   • § 16503 The contestant shall, in the first instance, be liable for the expenses involved in making any recount. He or she shall pay into court in advance each day a…
2. ARTICLE 2. Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Contests Other Than Recount §§ 16520–16521 · 2 sections

   • § 16520 The clerk of the superior court, within five days after the end of the time for filing affidavits, shall present all the affidavits to the presiding judge of…
   • § 16521 The clerk of the superior court, after an order setting a contest for trial, shall issue a citation to both parties containing a copy of the order. He or she…
3. ARTICLE 3. Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Involving a Recount § 16540 · 1 section

   • § 16540 On the fifth day after the end of the time for filing contestant’s affidavit, the clerk of the superior court shall present the affidavits of the contestant…