Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 8. NOMINATIONS [8000 - 8903]
( Division 8 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) PART 4. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES: VACANCIES [8800 - 8811]
( Part 4 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) 8807.
If the vacancy occurs among candidates chosen at the direct primary to go on the ballot for the succeeding general election for a nonpartisan office, the name of that candidate receiving at the primary election the next highest number of votes shall appear on the ballot to fill the vacancy.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 29. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)