California Elections Code 16521 – The clerk of the superior court, after an order setting a contest for …
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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.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 63. Effective September 30, 1996.)
Terms Used In California Elections Code 16521
- Clerk: means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election. See California Elections Code 307
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.