California · Labor Code

LAB §1157.2: In any election where none of the choices on the ballot receives a majority, a runoff shall be conducted, the ballot providing for a selection between the two choices receiving the largest and second

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When no ballot choice receives a majority vote in an election, a runoff election is held between the two choices that received the most votes.

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In any election where none of the choices on the ballot receives a majority, a runoff shall be conducted, the ballot providing for a selection between the two choices receiving the largest and second largest number of valid votes cast in the election.

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