§ 16421 Election Affidavit Filing Deadline

• •Affidavit must be filed within five days after the official canvass is completed.
• •File it with the clerk of the superior court that has jurisdiction over the county that made the declaration.
• •For Secretary‑of‑State certified candidates or statewide measures, file it in the Superior Court of Sacramento County.

A county finishes counting votes for a local school board election and declares the results.

The county election office has to send the affidavit to the clerk of the superior court in that county within five days. If the election involved candidates certified by the Secretary of State or a statewide ballot measure, the affidavit must go to the Superior Court in Sacramento instead.