Elec. Code, § 16521 · Article 2. Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Contests Other Than Recount
Elec. Code, § 16521
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The clerk of the superior court, after an order setting a contest for trial, shall issue a citation to both parties containing a copy of the order. He or she shall deliver it to the sheriff who shall serve it either upon the parties or leave it at the residences named in the affidavits of registration of the parties.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 63. Effective September 30, 1996.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16521.
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