California § SEC. 21 - To meet the needs resulting from war-caused or enemy-caused disaster in Californi
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § SEC. 21 — To meet the needs resulting from war-caused or enemy-caused disaster in Californi, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ SEC. 21. To meet the needs resulting from war-caused or enemy-caused disaster in Californi
To meet the needs resulting from war-caused or enemy-caused disaster in California, the Legislature may provide for: (a) Filling the offices of members of the Legislature should at least one fifth of the membership of either house be killed, missing, or disabled, until they are able to perform their duties or successors are elected. (b) Filling the office of Governor should the Governor be killed, missing, or disabled, until the Governor or the successor designated in this Constitution is able to perform the duties of the office of Governor or a successor is elected. (c) Convening the Legislature. (d) Holding elections to fill offices that are elective under this Constitution and that are either vacant or occupied by persons not elected thereto. (e) Selecting a temporary seat of state or county government.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § SEC. 21 cover?
Section SEC. 21 ("To meet the needs resulting from war-caused or enemy-caused disaster in Californi") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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