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DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS 16000-16940›CHAPTER 7. Court’s Duties 16600-16643›ARTICLE 1. General Elections 16600-16603

§ 16602

California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

In the trial and determination of election contests, the court shall be governed by the rules of law and evidence governing the determination of questions of law and fact, so far as the same may be applicable. It may dismiss the proceedings if the statement of the cause of the contest is insufficient, or for want of prosecution.

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

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