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Cal. Government Code § 24001 (2026)

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Except as otherwise provided in Sections 27550.1 and 27641.1 or in this section, or in Section 21123 or 34711 of the Water Code, or in any landowner voting district, as defined in paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 10500 of the Elections Code, a person is not eligible to an elective county or district office, unless the person is a registered voter of the county or district in which the duties of the office are to be exercised at the time that nomination papers are issued to the person or, if appointed to the elective office to fill a vacancy, at the time of the appointment of the person.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases, 1982–2018 · leading case: Thomas Goldstein v. City of Long Beach, 715 F.3d 750 (9th Cir. 2013).

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Thomas Goldstein v. City of Long Beach, 715 F.3d 750 (9th Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “Additionally, a district attorney must be a registered voter of the county in which he or she is elected, Cal. Gov. Code § 24001 , and is elected by the voters of the county, Cal.”

Pitts v. Cnty. of Kern, 949 P.2d 920 (Cal. 1998). · cites it 2× “(a)), and is generally not eligible to hold office unless during certain relevant periods he or she is a registered voter of the county in which the duties of the office are to be exercised (Gov. Code, § 24001). However, the fact that the district attorney's authority is…”

Venegas v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 87 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2004). “(a)), are generally ineligible to hold office unless they are registered voters of the county in which they perform their duties (Gov. Code, § 24001), and are compensated as prescribed by the county board of supervisors (Gov.”

Cabell v. Chavez-Salido, 454 U.S. 432 (1982). “More significantly, California's inflexible exclusion of aliens from deputy probation officer positions is inconsistent with its tolerance of aliens in other roles integral to the criminal justice system.”

Abbott Labs. v. Superior Court of Orange Cnty., 233 Cal. Rptr. 3d 730 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018). “6 He or she is elected by the county voters, and the county board of supervisors *741 sets his or her salary; likewise, the county has the *19 authority to supervise the district attorney's conduct and use of public funds. ( Cal. Const., art XI, § 1, subd.”

Bishope Paiute Tribe v. Cnty. of Inyo, 275 F.3d 893 (9th Cir. 2002). “Cal. Gov. Code § 24001 . The county has the authority to supervise the sheriff and district attorney’s conduct and use of public funds.”

Steinkamp v. Teglia, 210 Cal. App. 3d 402 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989). “) We must determine whether, by this statute, the state Legislature has either fully occupied the field or so fully covered it as to indicate a paramount state concern.”

Wall v. Mun. Court, 223 Cal. App. 3d 247 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990). “(Gov. Code, § 24001; Elec. Code, § 75; 59 Ops.”

Bishop Paiute Tribe v. Cnty. of Inyo, 291 F.3d 549 (9th Cir. 2002). “Cal. Gov. Code § 24001 . The county has the authority to supervise the sheriff and district attorney’s conduct and use of public funds.”

Abbott Labs. v. Super. Ct. (Cal. Ct. App. 2018). “(Cal. Const., art XI, § 1, subd. (b); Gov. Code, §§ 24009, 25300, 25303.”

Abbott Labs. v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. 2018). “(Cal. Const., art XI, § 1, subd. (b); Gov. Code, §§ 24009, 25300, 25303.”

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