§ 15653

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1081, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2001.

When two or more persons have an equal and highest number of votes for either Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State shall deliver a certificate to that effect to each of the tied candidates. Each tied candidate may present the certificate to the Legislature in the manner that he or she sees fit.

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