DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 1-362›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 1-20
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California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the officer, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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