§ 10731. — 10731. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 306, Sec. 3.)

California § 10731.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code ELEC: Elections Code - ELEC
• Div. 10.: DIVISION 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS
• Part 6.: PART 6. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES
• Ch. 3.: CHAPTER 3. Vacancies in Congressional Offices caused by Catastrophe

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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a)
“Catastrophe” means a natural or man-made event that causes a vacancy in at least 101 of the offices of the United States House of Representatives, including at least one of the offices representing California, or at least one-fourth of the total number of offices representing California.
(b)
“Vacancy” means the death or disappearance, as a result of a catastrophe, of a Representative in Congress.
(c)
“Disappearance” means the inability to establish conclusively whether a Representative in
Congress has survived a catastrophe.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 306, Sec. 3. (SB 211) Effective January 1, 2011.