Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS [10000 - 10735]
( Division 10 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) PART 2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [10100 - 10312]
( Part 2 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities [10200 - 10266]
( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) ARTICLE 4. Canvass of Ballots and Returns [10260 - 10266]
( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) 10263.
Upon the completion of the canvass and before installing the new officers, the governing body shall adopt a resolution reciting the fact of the election and the other matters that are enumerated in Section 10264. The governing body shall declare elected the persons for whom the highest number of votes were cast for each office.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the governing body shall meet at its usual place of meeting no later than the fourth Friday after the election to declare the results and to install the newly elected officers.
(b) For a consolidated election, the governing body shall meet at its usual place of meeting no later than the next regularly scheduled city council meeting following presentation of the 28-day canvass of the returns, or at a special meeting called for this purpose, to declare the results and to install the newly elected officers.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 785, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2005.)