§ 16441 Nomination Contest Jurisdiction

This law says that if you challenge a nomination for a job that covers more than one county, you can start your case in any county in that area, and you can't move the case to a different county within the same area.

Key Takeaways

•Any county in the multi‑county political area can hear the case.
•The challenger may file the suit in any of those counties.
•The case cannot be moved to a different county within the same political subdivision.

Example

A person contests the nomination for a regional school board that serves three counties.

The challenger can file the lawsuit in any of the three counties' superior courts, but they cannot ask the court to move the case to another county in that same region.

If the nomination contested is for an office including a political subdivision of more than one county, the superior court of any county within the political subdivision has jurisdiction, and the contestant may file in any county within the political subdivision. There shall be no change of venue therefrom to any other county within the political subdivision. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Key Takeaways

•Any county in the multi‑county political area can hear the case.
•The challenger may file the suit in any of those counties.
•The case cannot be moved to a different county within the same political subdivision.

Example

A person contests the nomination for a regional school board that serves three counties.

The challenger can file the lawsuit in any of the three counties' superior courts, but they cannot ask the court to move the case to another county in that same region.

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