§ 7561 Delegate Election Priority

Elections Code·California

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•If someone is picked to go to a big state meeting in two different ways, only the newest way counts.
•The old spot they had opens up, and someone else gets to take it.
•The new person is chosen using the rules from Section 7557.

Example

Imagine you get chosen to go to a school event because you won a contest. Then, later, you also get picked because you’re class president.

Only the class president pick counts because it happened last. The contest spot is now empty, and someone else gets to go instead using the school’s rules.

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§ 7561 Delegate Election Priority

If a person is a delegate to the state convention and qualified independently of that fact to be a delegate to the same state convention, he or she shall be a delegate by reason of the most recent election at which he or she becomes a delegate. The resulting vacancy shall be filled pursuant to Section 7557. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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delegate state convention most recent election Section 7557

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 7561.

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