§ 8140. — 8140. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

California § 8140.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code ELEC: Elections Code - ELEC
• Div. 8.: DIVISION 8. NOMINATIONS
• Part 1.: PART 1. PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS
• Ch. 1.: CHAPTER 1. Direct Primary
• Art. 8.: ARTICLE 8. Nominated Candidates

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Any candidate for a nonpartisan office who at a primary election receives votes on a majority of all the ballots cast for candidates for that office shall be elected to that office. Where two or more candidates are to be elected to a given office and a greater number of candidates receive a majority than the number to be elected, those candidates shall be elected who secure the highest votes of those receiving a majority, and equal in number to the number to be elected.
Where a candidate has been elected to a nonpartisan office at the primary election, that office shall not appear on the ballot at the ensuing general election, notwithstanding the death, resignation, or other disqualification of the candidate at a time subsequent to the primary election.

Legislative History

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