California § 8140 - Any candidate for a nonpartisan office who at a primary election receives votes o
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 8140 — Any candidate for a nonpartisan office who at a primary election receives votes o, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8140. Any candidate for a nonpartisan office who at a primary election receives votes o
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.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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