2025 California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS
CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions
Section 16000.

Universal Citation:
CA Elec Code § 16000 (2025)
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16000. The general election contest provisions of this division, exclusive of Article 1 (commencing with Section 16700) of Chapter 8, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 16800), and Article 1 (commencing with Section 16900) of Chapter 10, shall also apply to the recount of votes cast on a ballot measure, insofar as they can be made applicable.

(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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