The person declared elected by the superior court is entitled to a certificate of election. If a certificate has not already been issued to him or her, the elections official shall immediately make out and deliver to that person a certificate of election signed by him or her.
Court’s Decisions, Judgment, and DeterminationsGeneral Elections
Section § 16700
If a court decides someone has won an election, that person should receive an official document stating they are the winner. If they haven't already received it, the elections official must quickly prepare and give them this certificate.
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Section § 16701
This law says that if an elections official wrongly gives the certificate of election to someone other than the court-declared winner, or if a court finds that there was a tie in a general election contest, then the court's judgment can cancel that certificate.
If the elections official has issued any certificate for the same office to any other person than the one declared elected by the court, or if the court finds a tie vote in a general election contest brought under this division, the certificate is annulled by the judgment.
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Section § 16702
If a superior court decides to cancel an election result, and nobody appeals that decision within 10 days, then any official document (commission) given based on that election is invalid, and the position is considered empty.
Whenever an election is annulled or set aside by the judgment of the superior court, and no appeal has been taken within 10 days thereafter, the commission, if any has issued, is void and the office vacant.
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Section § 16703
This law states that if, during an election dispute, it is found that someone other than the current officeholder received the most legal votes, the court will officially declare that person the winner of the election.
If in any election contest it appears that another person than the defendant has the highest number of legal votes, the court shall declare that person elected.
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