(a) The statement and answer are intended solely for the information of the voters. No insufficiency in form or substance thereof shall affect the validity of the election proceedings.

(b) This section shall not be deemed to make the statement and answer, or the authors of the statement or answer, free or exempt from any civil or criminal action or penalty because of any false, slanderous, or libelous material included in the statement or answer.

Terms Used In California Elections Code 11024

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 791, Sec. 3. (AB 2584) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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