DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS 16000-16940›CHAPTER 5. Form of Contest Statement 16400-16467›ARTICLE 3. Contests Other than Recount 16440-16444

§ 16441

California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If the nomination contested is for an office including a political subdivision of more than one county, the superior court of any county within the political subdivision has jurisdiction, and the contestant may file in any county within the political subdivision. There shall be no change of venue therefrom to any other county within the political subdivision.

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

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