Section 16101 Of Chapter 2. Grounds For Contest From California Elections Code >> Division 16. >> Chapter 2.
16101
. Any candidate at a primary election may contest the right of
another candidate to nomination to the same office by filing an
affidavit alleging any of the following grounds, that:
(a) The defendant is not eligible to the office in dispute.
(b) The defendant has committed any offense against the elective
franchise defined in Division 18 (commencing with Section 18000).
(c) A sufficient number of votes were illegal, fraudulent, forged,
or otherwise improper, and that had those votes not been counted,
the defendant would not have received as many votes as the
contestant.
(d) A sufficient number of eligible voters who attempted to vote
in accordance with the laws of the state were denied their right to
vote, and that had those voters been permitted to vote, the defendant
would not have received as many votes as the contestant.
(e) Due to mistake, error, or misconduct the votes in any precinct
were so incorrectly counted as to change the result.