§ 10265 Election Certificate And Oath

This law says the elections official must quickly give each winner a certificate that they won and also have them take the official oath.

Key Takeaways

•The official must sign and deliver the certificate right away.
•Every person who wins an election gets the certificate.
•The official also must give the winner the oath of office from the California Constitution.

Example

After a city council election, the county clerk hands the newly elected council member a paper that says they won and then asks them to swear the oath required by the state.

The clerk follows the law by signing the certificate right away and making the new council member promise to do their job as the Constitution says.

The elections official shall immediately sign and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election. He or she shall also administer to each person elected the oath of office prescribed in the California Constitution. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

This law says the elections official must quickly give each winner a certificate that they won and also have them take the official oath.

Key Takeaways

•The official must sign and deliver the certificate right away.
•Every person who wins an election gets the certificate.
•The official also must give the winner the oath of office from the California Constitution.

Example

After a city council election, the county clerk hands the newly elected council member a paper that says they won and then asks them to swear the oath required by the state.

The clerk follows the law by signing the certificate right away and making the new council member promise to do their job as the Constitution says.

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