California
Elections Code
2,373 entries
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This act shall be known as the Elections Code.
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The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provis…
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If any provision of this code or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held inval…
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Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these general provisions, rules of construct…
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Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meanin…
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Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exerci…
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Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whe…
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As used in this code, the present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future the pres…
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(a) Counting of words, for purposes of this code, shall be as follows: (1) Punctuation is not counte…
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(a) The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, and has the powers and dutie…
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(a) There is established within the Secretary of State the Office of Elections Cybersecurity. (b) Th…
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On written call of the Secretary of State, the county elections officials, city elections officials,…
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Whenever any candidate files a declaration of candidacy, nomination paper, or any other paper eviden…
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(a) A person shall not be considered a legally qualified candidate for an office, for party nominati…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 13, a person shall not be considered a legally qu…
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In case of a disaster in which a portion or all of the voting records of any county are destroyed, t…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the last day for the performance of any act provided …
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A copy of Section 84305 of the Government Code shall be provided by the elections official to each c…
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The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain administrative complaint procedures, pursuant to…
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(a) A person shall not be considered a candidate for, and is not eligible to be elected to, any stat…
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(a) Within three court days after a state or local agency or political subdivision files or is serve…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever an initiative, referendum, recall, nominati…
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Notwithstanding Section 100, a voter who is unable to personally affix on a petition or paper the in…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition requi…
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A person shall not circulate a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition or nominati…
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A voter who has signed an initiative, referendum, or recall petition pursuant to the Constitution or…
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(a) Wherever any petition or paper is submitted to the elections official, each section of the petit…
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(a) (1) For purposes of verifying a signature on an initiative, referendum, recall, nomination, or o…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) Any registered voter who is a candidate for any offi…
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(a) (1) A committee formed pursuant to Section 82013 of the Government Code that pays for the circul…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the pages of a petition may be bound together by any reasonable metho…
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Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there shall be set forth in full in the declar…
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Unless otherwise specifically provided, no person is eligible to be elected or appointed to an elect…
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Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is deployed on active military service outside of the st…
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(a) “Vote by mail voter” means any voter casting a ballot in any way other than at the polling place…
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“Affiliated with a political party” as used in reference to a voter or to a candidate for a voter-no…
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(a) A “ballot” is the presentation of the contests consisting of offices and measures, and the candi…
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“Ballot card” means a card or a number of cards upon which are printed, or identified by reference t…
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“Ballot label” means: (a) For a candidate, the combination of candidate name and candidate designati…
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Notwithstanding Section 303, for a statewide referendum measure, the ballot label shall consist of t…
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“Remote accessible vote by mail system” means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system …
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“Ballot on demand system” means a self-contained system that allows users to do both of the followin…
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(a) “Ballot title” is the name of a statewide initiative measure or measure proposed by the Legislat…
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“Campaign advertising or communication” means a communication authorized by a candidate or a candida…
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(a) “Candidate,” for purposes of Section 2184, includes any person who declares in writing, under pe…
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(a) “Paper cast vote record” means an auditable document that corresponds to the selection made on t…
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“City measure” includes any proposed city charter, any proposed amendment to a city charter, any pro…
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“Clerk” means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or bo…
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“District elections official,” for the purposes of initiative and referendum under Article 1 (commen…
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“Committee,” as used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 20200) of Chapter 3 of Division 20, means…
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“County” and “city” both include “city and county.”
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“County measure” includes any proposed county charter, any proposed amendment to a county charter, a…
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“County office” means the office filled by any county officer.
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“County officer” means any elected officer enumerated in Division 2 (commencing with Section 24000) …
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“Direct primary” is the primary election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in…
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“District,” for purposes of initiative and referendum under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300)…
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“Election” means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code.
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“Election board” means the board of supervisors of each county, the city council or other governing …
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(a) “Electioneering” means the visible display or audible dissemination of information that advocate…
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“Elections official” means any of the following: (a) A clerk or any person who is charged with the d…
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(a) “Elector” means a person who is a United States citizen 18 years of age or older and, except as …
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“Electoral jurisdiction,” as used in Division 11 (commencing with Section 11000), means the area wit…
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“Federal election” means any presidential election, general election, primary election, or special e…
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(a) “General election” means either of the following: (1) The election held throughout the state on …
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“Inspector” means the supervisor of the precinct board of which he or she is a member.
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“Judicial office” means the office filled by any judicial officer.
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“Judicial officer” means any Justice of the Supreme Court, justice of a court of appeal, or judge of…
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“Jurisdiction” means any county, city and county, city, or special district that conducts elections …
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“Local election” is a municipal, county, or district election.
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“Measure” means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any…
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“Municipal election” means elections in general law cities and where applicable in chartered cities.
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“Nominate” means the selection, at a state-conducted primary election, of candidates who are entitle…
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“Nomination documents” means declaration of candidacy and nomination papers.
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“Nonpartisan office” means an office, except for a voter-nominated office, for which no party may no…
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“Oath” includes affirmation.
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The “official canvass” is the public process of processing and tallying all ballots received in an e…
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The “official summary date” is the date a circulating title and summary of a proposed initiative mea…
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(a) “One percent manual tally” is the public process of manually tallying votes in 1 percent of the …
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“Out-of-state emergency worker” means a voter who is officially engaged in responding to the proclam…
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“Partisan office” or “party-nominated office” means any of the following offices: (a) President of t…
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“Party” means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary …
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“Polling place” means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as a…
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“Precinct” means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuan…
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(a) “Precinct board” is the board appointed by the elections official to serve at a single precinct …
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“Presidential primary” is the primary election that is held on the first Tuesday after the first Mon…
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“Primary election” includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code.
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“Proponent or proponents of an initiative or referendum measure” means, for statewide initiative and…
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“Proponent or proponents of a recall petition” means the person or persons who have charge or contro…
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“Punchcard” means a tabulating card on which the voter may record his or her vote by punching, marki…
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“Punching” includes marking a ballot card to record a vote.
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“Rebuttable presumption” shall be deemed a presumption which affects the burden of producing evidenc…
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“Regular election” is an election, the specific time for the holding of which is prescribed by law.
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(a) “Residence” for voting purposes means a person’s domicile. (b) The domicile of a person is that …
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“Roster” means the official list of voters for an election, which may be in paper or electronic form…
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“School measure” means any proposition, including but not limited to, a proposal for the issuance of…
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“School office” means the office filled by any school officer.
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“School officer” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the superintendent of schools of…
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“Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.
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The “semifinal official canvass” is the public process of collecting, processing, and tallying ballo…
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“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
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(a) “Signature” includes either of the following: (1) A person’s mark if the name of the person affi…
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“Software” includes all programs, voting devices, cards, ballot cards or papers, operating manuals o…
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“Special election” is an election, the specific time for the holding of which is not prescribed by l…
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“Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.
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“Statewide election” is an election held throughout the state.
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“Vote center” means a location established for holding elections that offers the services described …
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“Vote tabulating device” means any piece of equipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles a …
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“Voter” means any elector who is registered under this code.
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“Voter list” means the list of registered voters in a single or consolidated precinct or in an entir…
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(a) “Voter-nominated office” means a congressional or state elective office for which a candidate ma…
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“Voting device” means any device used in conjunction with a ballot card or cards to indicate the cho…
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“Voting machine” means any electronic device, including, but not limited to, a precinct optical scan…
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“Voting system” means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software, or any…
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The established election dates are as follows: (a) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March…
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The following are statewide elections and their dates are statewide election dates: (a) An election …
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Except as provided in Section 1003, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all state, county, …
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This chapter shall not apply to the following: (a) Any special election called by the Governor. (b) …
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No election shall be held on any day other than a Tuesday, nor shall any election be held on the day…
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The statewide general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November…
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The statewide direct primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of ea…
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The presidential primary shall be consolidated with the statewide direct primary in any year that is…
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(a) (1) An election to select a district attorney and sheriff shall be held with the presidential pr…
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(a) Except as required by Section 57379 of the Government Code, and except as provided in subdivisio…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the regular election to select governing board members in…
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In a community college district that includes the trustee areas authorized to be established pursuan…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when an elementary, unified, high school, or communi…
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An annual election for members of the board of education shall be held in each unified district that…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a regular election for members of the Long Beach Communi…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon recommendation of the county superintendent of …
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(a) Unless the principal act of a district provides that an election shall be held on one of the oth…
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Unless the principal act of a district provides that an election shall be held on one of the other d…
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Each special election shall be held on one of the established election dates set by this division or…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the election for a county initiative that qualifies pursu…
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The election for a county or municipal referendum that qualifies pursuant to Section 9144 or 9237 sh…
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(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a city or city and county charter proposal proposed by …
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The established mailed ballot election dates are as follows: (a) The first Tuesday after the first M…
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(a) Every person who qualifies under Section 2 of Article II of the California Constitution and who …
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The term of domicile is computed by including the day on which the person’s domicile commenced and b…
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(a) A person who leaves his or her home to go into another state or precinct in this state for tempo…
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If a person moves to another state with the intention of making it his or her domicile, the voter lo…
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If a person moves to another state as a place of permanent residence, with the intention of remainin…
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The mere intention to acquire a new domicile, without the fact of removal avails nothing, neither do…
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A person does not gain or lose a domicile solely by reason of his or her presence or absence from a …
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The domicile of a Member of the Legislature or a Representative in the Congress of the United States…
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The place where a person’s family is domiciled is his or her domicile unless it is a place for tempo…
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If a person has a family fixed in one place, and the person does business in another place, the form…
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The domicile of one spouse shall not be presumed to be that of the other, but shall be determined in…
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A domiciliary of this state who marries a person employed temporarily in this state in the service o…
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If a person has more than one residence and that person maintains a homeowner’s property tax exempti…
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Except as provided in this article, if a person has more than one residence and that person has not …
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Whenever the house number or the mailing address of a voter has been changed and the voter’s domicil…
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A person domiciled in a house or apartment lying in more than one precinct shall be registered as do…
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A person duly registered as a voter in any precinct in California who removes therefrom within 14 da…
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This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Visually Impaired Voter Assistance Act of 1989…
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As used in this article, “visually impaired” means a person having central visual acuity not to exce…
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It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the fundamental right to vote of visually impaired in…
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The Secretary of State shall establish a Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee. The Secretary of S…
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A person shall not be registered except as provided in this chapter or Chapter 4.5, except upon the …
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(a) A person entitled to register to vote shall be a United States citizen, a resident of California…
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(a) Except as provided in Chapter 4.5, a person shall not be registered as a voter except by affidav…
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the election board of each county, in order to promote …
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain voter registration at the highest possible level…
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(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do both of the following: (1) Establish a…
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(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall provide each person on parole under its j…
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(a) A state or local juvenile detention facility, including, but not limited to, a juvenile hall, ju…
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A program adopted by a county pursuant to Section 2103 or 2105, that is designed to encourage the re…
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A person may prove he or she is a citizen by his or her certification under penalty of perjury on th…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the fact that a person certifies to his …
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The county elections official of any county in this state may receive the affidavit of registration …
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Whenever a voter, between the time of that person’s last registration and the time for the closing o…
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(a) Whenever a voter, between the time of that person’s last voter registration and the time for the…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 2170), the county…
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(a) From the 14th day immediately preceding an election until the close of polls on election day, in…
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(a) If the county elections official receives a letter from a voter stating that the voter has moved…
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No fees may be charged for registration.
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The county elections official may cause to be written or printed upon the top margin, or in the body…
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In accordance with Section 11 of the initiative act approved by a majority of the voters at the gene…
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The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, adopt uniform standards for proof of residency, which s…
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From moneys appropriated by the Legislature, the Controller shall allocate and disburse to the count…
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The Secretary of State may provide grants to local elections officials, nonprofit corporations, and …
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Individuals and organizations distributing voter registration cards pursuant to subdivision (b) of S…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an affiant’s driver’s license number, identification card number,…
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On the day of the close of registration for any election all individuals and organizations that have…
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The county elections official shall report to the district attorney of the county, under oath, the n…
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(a) If the county elections official refuses to register a qualified elector in the county, the elec…
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Costs shall not be recovered against the county elections official in any action under this chapter,…
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Student Voter Registration Act of 2003.
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(a) The Secretary of State shall annually provide every high school, community college, and Californ…
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No later than July 1, 2018, the California State University and the California Community Colleges sh…
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(a) Every high school, community college, and California State University campus shall designate a c…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall promote and seek to improve student voter registration rates and pa…
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(a) The affidavit of registration shall show: (1) The facts necessary to establish the affiant as an…
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(a) At the time of registering and of transferring registration, an elector may disclose the name of…
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(a) Whenever any voter has declined to disclose or has changed the voter’s party preference prior to…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 2154, the affidavit of registration shall show all the facts requi…
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In the event that the county elections official receives an affidavit of registration, executed unde…
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Upon receipt of a properly executed affidavit of registration or address correction notice or letter…
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(a) In lieu of the voter notification required by Section 2155, a person under 18 years of age who s…
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An elections official may, upon receipt of a properly executed affidavit of registration or address …
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(a) The Secretary of State may, in coordination with county elections officials who choose to partic…
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The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to be printed, the blank forms of the voter notificatio…
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(a) Subject to this chapter, the paper affidavit of registration shall be in a form prescribed by re…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that a voter be fully informed of the permissible uses of person…
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In order that a voter be fully informed of the permissible uses of personal information supplied by …
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County elections officials shall do all of the following: (a) Provide voter registration cards desig…
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(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2158, any person who, in exchange fo…
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A person, company, or other organization that agrees to pay money or other valuable consideration, w…
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(a) A county elections official may use a provisional ballot envelope as an affidavit of registratio…
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The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to be printed, the blank forms of the affidavits of reg…
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(a) No affidavits of registration other than those provided by the Secretary of State to the county …
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The Secretary of State shall prepare an appropriate voter registration logo that may be displayed by…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall pay all postage for all of the following: (1) Mailing of the voter …
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Affidavits of registration shall be processed immediately.
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(a) Any person filing with the county elections official a new affidavit of registration or reregist…
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(a) Any person filing with the county elections official a new affidavit of registration or reregist…
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(a) If authorized by the county board of supervisors, a county elections official shall, upon applic…
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(a) A county elections official shall, upon application of a qualified worker, make confidential tha…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “elected official or candidate” means a federal, state, or local e…
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Upon the personal or written application of any person, the county elections official shall, at a fe…
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The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a statewide system to facilitate the reporting o…
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(a) “Conditional voter registration” means a properly executed affidavit of registration that is del…
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(a) A conditional voter registration accepted under this article shall include the information requi…
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(a) The elections official shall cancel any duplicate voter registrations that may exist as a result…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who commits fraud in the execution of a conditional vote…
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(a) The elections official shall supply an electronic copy, or paper copy upon request, of the roste…
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Upon request of any Member of the Legislature, of Congress, or any candidate who is to be voted for …
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Upon written request of the chair or vice chair of a party state central committee or of the chair o…
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(a) Each county elections official shall provide notice to the Secretary of State that the following…
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(a) Any application for voter registration information available pursuant to law and maintained by t…
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The Secretary of State may insert fictitious names of voters into the voter registration information…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations that describe the best practices for storage and …
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A person or entity who has received voter registration information pursuant to an application made u…
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(a) A person who requests voter information pursuant to Section 2188 or who obtains signatures or ot…
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Before the first day of the opening of the polls for any election held throughout the county, the co…
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(a) Upon request, the elections official shall compile a voter list or file, by precinct, of all per…
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The Secretary of State shall, from the information furnished by the county elections officials pursu…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 2194.1, the affidavit of voter registration information identified…
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Any affidavit of registration information identified in Section 7924.000 of the Government Code in e…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is qualified to register to vote and who has a v…
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No later than July 1, 2014, the California Health Benefit Exchange shall implement a process and the…
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Each Internet Web site maintained by the state shall include a hyperlink on the site’s homepage to t…
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The registration of a voter is permanent for all purposes during his or her life, unless and until t…
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(a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases: (1) At the s…
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(a) The county elections official shall preserve all uncanceled affidavits of registration in a secu…
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The local registrar of births and deaths shall notify the county elections official not later than t…
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The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to facilitate the availability of death statistics fr…
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(a) A person is presumed competent to vote regardless of the person’s conservatorship status. A pers…
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(a) For conservatorships established pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Pr…
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(a) If the person or the person and estate is under a conservatorship established pursuant to Chapte…
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(a) Any person who (1) has plead not guilty by reason of insanity and who has been found to be not g…
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(a) By the first day of each month, and more frequently if the clerk so chooses, the clerk of the su…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Conviction” has the same mea…
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Any person may proceed by action in the superior court to compel the county elections official to ca…
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(a) Each month, the Secretary of State shall post on its internet website a report showing, for the …
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(a) The county elections official shall conduct a preelection residency confirmation procedure as pr…
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(a) Based on the postal notices on the returned residency confirmation postcards received pursuant t…
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In lieu of mailing a residency confirmation postcard, as prescribed in subdivision (a) of Section 22…
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(a) In lieu of mailing a residency confirmation postcard to each registered voter in the county, the…
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(a) If a voter has not voted in an election within the preceding four years, and the voter’s residen…
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(a) (1) Based on change-of-address data received from the United States Postal Service or its licens…
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(a) Based on change-of-address information received pursuant to Sections 2220 to 2225, inclusive, or…
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(a) Based on change-of-address information received pursuant to Sections 2220 to 2225, inclusive, or…
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(a) In lieu of mailing a residency confirmation postcard, as prescribed in subdivision (a) of Sectio…
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From moneys appropriated by the Legislature, the Controller shall reimburse counties for additional …
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Any claim submitted to the Controller pursuant to this article shall state that the county had reimb…
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On and after July 1, 2007, in any document mailed by a state agency that offers a person the opportu…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California New Motor Voter Program.
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Voter registration is one of the bigges…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Completed voter …
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(a) The Secretary of State and the department shall establish the California New Motor Voter Program…
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(a) Every driver’s license application shall include a voter registration application. All of the fo…
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(a) (1) The department, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish a schedule and …
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(a) The willful, unauthorized disclosure of information obtained from the department pursuant to Sec…
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(a) If the records of a person designated in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265 consti…
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A person registered or preregistered to vote under this chapter may cancel the person’s voter regist…
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This chapter does not affect the confidentiality of a person’s voter registration or preregistration…
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If a person who is ineligible to vote becomes registered or preregistered to vote pursuant to this c…
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If a person who is ineligible to vote becomes registered or preregistered to vote pursuant to this c…
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(a) The department shall designate an employee, known as the department’s National Voter Registratio…
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(a) The department’s NVRA coordinator shall ensure that each employee of the department who interact…
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(a) The department, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall monitor the timeliness of the…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall establish a taskforce that includes all of the following members: (…
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The Secretary of State, in consultation with the department and the taskforce described in Section 2…
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The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter, including regulations addr…
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(a) All voters, pursuant to the California Constitution and this code, shall be citizens of the Unit…
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(a) An international election observer may be provided uniform and nondiscriminatory access to all s…
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A voter or any other person shall not be prohibited from using an electronic device, including a sma…
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It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to facilitate compliance with the req…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Voter preference…
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(a) The Secretary of State is the chief state elections official responsible for coordination of the…
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(a) A voter registration agency shall comply with the applicable duties and responsibilities of a vo…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall do all of the following: (1) Coordinate with each county elections …
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(a) A county elections official shall be responsible for coordinating with the Secretary of State an…
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(a) A voter registration agency shall do all of the following: (1) Notify the county elections offic…
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Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month, a county elections official shall report …
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(a) A voter registration agency that allows a person to apply online for service or assistance, or t…
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As used in this chapter, an “election management system” is a system that is used by a county in the…
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(a) No later than January 31, 2014, and annually thereafter, the vendor of an election management sy…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “electronic poll book” means an electronic list of registered vote…
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The Secretary of State shall establish a Language Accessibility Advisory Committee which shall meet …
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(a) The Secretary of State shall establish a Native American Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee…
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This division shall be liberally construed in favor of the vote by mail voter.
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, for each election, the elections official shall, no later than 29…
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No later than 29 days before the day of the election, the county elections official shall begin mail…
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All persons granted confidentiality pursuant to Section 2166 shall (1) be required to vote by mail b…
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The vote by mail ballot shall be available to any registered voter.
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A county elections official shall place a notice in an office within the county where applications a…
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(a) Whenever, on the 88th day before the election, there are 250 or less persons registered to vote …
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(a) The elections official shall deliver all of the following to each qualified applicant: (1) The b…
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(a) The identification envelope shall contain all of the following: (1) A declaration, under penalty…
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Whenever the elections official is required to mail a vote by mail voter’s ballot to any elector and…
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Upon delivering or mailing a vote by mail voter’s ballot, the elections official shall enter on the …
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(a) The elections official shall provide a replacement ballot to any voter upon receipt of a replace…
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(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 14310, vote by mail voters who return to the polling …
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Vote by mail voters who return to the polling place designated for their home precincts on or before…
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(a) No later than 29 days before the day of the election, any voter using a vote by mail ballot may,…
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(a) A voter may vote their vote by mail ballot, without the identification envelope, in person at th…
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The county elections official shall permit any voter to cast a ballot using a certified remote acces…
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(a) (1) All vote by mail ballots cast under this division shall be voted on or before the day of the…
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(a) (1) Upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, the elections official shall compare the signature on …
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(a) A county elections official shall establish a free access system that allows a vote by mail vote…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall maintain a system to allow a vote by mail voter to track the voter’…
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(a) All vote by mail ballots cast under this division shall be received by the elections official fr…
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(a) Upon the declaration of an out-of-state emergency by the Governor and the issuance of an executi…
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Each ballot that is delivered pursuant to this chapter shall be accompanied by a state voter informa…
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The cost to administer vote by mail ballots where issues and elective offices related to school dist…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Vote by mail…
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(a) (1) A county that does not conduct an election pursuant to Section 4005 shall provide at least t…
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(a) A county that conducts a statewide primary or statewide general election in accordance with Sect…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations establishing guidelines for county elections…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall see that this chapter is enforced pursuant to Section 12172.5 of th…
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(a) Any voter who qualifies as a military or overseas voter pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3…
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Upon timely receipt of an application received pursuant to Section 3102, the elections official shal…
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Applications for the ballots of military or overseas voters shall be received and, except as provide…
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(a) Any application made pursuant to this chapter that is received by the elections official prior t…
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(a) A military or overseas voter who is living outside of the territorial limits of the United State…
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When the application is received by an elections official, other than a county elections official, t…
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If any military or overseas voter to whom a vote by mail ballot has been mailed and which ballot has…
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If any military or overseas voter returns to the county of their residence, or for a military or ove…
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If a military or overseas voter is unable to appear at their polling place because of being recalled…
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Whenever by any statute of the United States, provision is made for vote by mail, an application for…
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If by any act of Congress which is now or may become effective during the effective period of this s…
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(a) For an election for which this state has not received a waiver pursuant to the federal Military …
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A military or overseas voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and …
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(a) A county elections official shall permit a military or overseas voter to cast his or her ballot …
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A valid ballot cast shall be counted if it is received by the elections official in accordance with …
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The elections official shall include with the ballot a declaration to be signed by the military or o…
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Elections officials shall implement an electronic free access system by which a military or overseas…
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The elections official shall request an electronic mail address from each military or overseas voter…
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(a) As soon as practicable before an election, each elections official shall publish on his or her I…
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(a) If a military or overseas voter’s mistake or omission in the completion of a document under this…
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A court may issue an injunction or grant other equitable relief appropriate to ensure substantial co…
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A local, special, or consolidated election may be conducted wholly by mail provided that all of the …
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Notwithstanding Section 4000, a special district may conduct its elections by mail in accordance wit…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any district has adopted the all-mailed ballot …
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(a) “Small city” means a city with a population of 100,000 or less, as determined by the annual city…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4000 or any other law, any county may conduct any election as an all-mai…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4000 or any other law, any county may conduct any election as an all-mai…
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The Secretary of State shall assist each county conducting an election in 2018 pursuant to Section 4…
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An election conducted pursuant to Section 4005 is subject to the following requirements: (a) The pro…
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For any election conducted pursuant to Section 4005, the county elections official shall make a reas…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall establish a taskforce that includes representatives of all of the f…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, mail ballot elections shall be conducted in accordance…
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Notwithstanding Sections 13300 and 13303, the elections official shall not commence to mail the comb…
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The elections official may include in the mailings set forth in Section 4101 a printed notice to the…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 3020, ballots cast under this chapter shall be returned to the elections…
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(a) At the first general district election conducted by all-mailed ballot the following question sha…
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The question set forth in Section 4104, as to whether an all-mailed ballot election is required to b…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a governing board in the County of S…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of the Marina County Water Distr…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law and regardless of the number of eligible voters within its boundar…
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(a) For purposes of this division, the definition of “party” in Section 338 is applicable. (b) This …
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Whenever a group of electors desires to qualify a new political party meeting the requirements of Se…
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Upon receipt of the notice specified in Section 5001, the Secretary of State shall notify each count…
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A political body within the first 70 days after filing the formal notice required by Section 5001 is…
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(a) If by the 135th day before any primary election, a political body filing notice of its intent to…
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(a) Until otherwise provided for by statute, a political party newly qualified pursuant to Section 5…
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Any political party newly qualifying pursuant to Section 5100 shall conduct its presidential primary…
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A party is qualified to participate in a primary election under any of the following conditions: (a)…
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(a) Upon the occurrence of the gubernatorial election, each party shall have its qualifications revi…
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Whenever the registration of any party that qualified in the previous direct primary election falls …
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No party shall be recognized or qualified to participate in any primary election that either directl…
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This chapter applies to a political body that did not qualify to participate in a presidential prima…
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A party is qualified to participate in a presidential general election under any of the following co…
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(a) Upon the occurrence of the gubernatorial election, each party shall have its qualifications revi…
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Whenever the registration of any party that qualified in the previous general election falls below o…
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No party shall be recognized or qualified to participate in a presidential general election that eit…
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(a) Not less than 123 days before a primary or presidential general election, the Secretary of State…
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All references to a voter’s or candidate’s party “registration” or “affiliation” in this part shall …
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“Generally advocated for or recognized candidate” or “recognized candidate” means an individual who …
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(a) A candidate for the office of the President of the United States shall provide to the Secretary …
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alquist Open Presidential Primary Act.”
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This chapter applies to the Democratic Party.
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(a) This chapter applies both to the selection of delegates and alternates pledged to the candidacy …
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Participation in the delegate selection process in primaries shall be restricted to voters whose aff…
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(a) The Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee shall notify the Secretary of State on…
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The notification of the number of delegates and alternate delegates shall be in substantially the fo…
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If the Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee fails to file the notice required by Se…
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This article shall apply to the designation of candidates by the Secretary of State for placement on…
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The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the presidential primary ballot when…
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When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Secti…
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If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than …
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This article shall apply to the qualification for placement on the presidential primary ballot of ca…
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Any unselected candidate or uncommitted delegation desiring to be placed on the presidential primary…
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Each candidate who seeks to qualify under Article 4 (commencing with Section 6060) and each group pr…
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The chairperson of a steering committee, at least 82 days prior to the presidential primary, shall f…
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Each steering committee shall be responsible for the circulation of nomination papers of candidates …
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Nomination papers to be circulated pursuant to Section 6061 shall be prepared, circulated, signed, a…
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Upon the filing of nomination papers pursuant to Section 6061 signed by the required number of voter…
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Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the presidential primary ballot, the Secretary…
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Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only one paper. Each signer shall print his or her name, …
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Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the candid…
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Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the a…
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A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the per…
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The nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot shall be in substantially the following for…
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Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper for which they were appointed at any time …
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A county elections official or his or her deputy may not circulate a nomination paper and circulator…
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Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned by the circulator who ci…
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Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper shall be numbered in order.
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Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but no…
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The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for examinati…
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Within five days after any nomination papers are left with him or her for examination, the county el…
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The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers shall be in substantially the follo…
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No filing fee shall be required from any person in order to file nomination papers.
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At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall notify each steering co…
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At least 68 days before a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall transmit to ea…
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The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in hi…
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No fee shall be required of any person as a condition of receiving a certificate of selection as a d…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall be provided on the presidential primary ba…
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Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for nomination by the De…
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(a) This chapter shall be applicable only to the presidential primary ballot of the Republican Party…
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The chairperson of the state central committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the …
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The notification of the number of delegates shall be in substantially the following form: STATEMENT …
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If the chairperson of the state central committee fails to file a notice as to the number of delegat…
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The Secretary of State shall, on or before the 110th day preceding the presidential primary, certify…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Republican presidential prim…
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When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Secti…
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If a selected candidate or a nonselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than …
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Any unselected candidate desiring to have his or her name placed on the presidential primary ballot …
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Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left for examination …
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Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only one paper. He or she shall declare his or her intent…
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Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the names of the candi…
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Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the a…
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A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the per…
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The nomination paper for a candidate shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINA…
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Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of a candidate at any time not more than 1…
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A county elections official or deputy county elections official may not circulate a nomination paper…
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Each section of a nomination paper shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the cand…
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Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for a candidate shall be numbered in order.
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Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but no…
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The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for examinati…
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Within five days after any nomination papers are left with him or her for examination, the county el…
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The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers of a candidate shall be in substant…
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No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at a presidential primary.
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The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in hi…
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The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of…
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The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certification …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall be provided on the presidential primary ba…
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Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the Uni…
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Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality of the votes cast for President of the United…
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If the candidate fails to file a list of delegates, the state central committee of the party in whos…
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Every candidate whether selected pursuant to Section 6340, or unselected as referred to in Section 6…
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(a) The delegation of each candidate shall be composed as follows: (1) Seventy-eight percent of the …
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The format of the presidential portion of the Republican primary ballot shall be governed by Chapter…
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This chapter shall be applicable to the presidential primary ballot of the American Independent Part…
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The presidential primary ballot shall be divided into a presidential preference portion and a delega…
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No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at any presidential primary.
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(a) The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the American Independent Party p…
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When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Secti…
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If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than …
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Any unselected candidate desiring to have his or her name placed on the presidential preference prim…
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The name of any presidential candidate, to whom are pledged a group of candidates who have qualified…
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The Chairperson of the State Central Committee of the American Independent Party shall notify the Se…
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The notification of the number of delegates shall be in substantially the following form: STATEMENT …
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If the chairperson of the state central committee fails to file a notice as to the number of delegat…
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The Secretary of State shall, on or before the 110th day preceding the presidential primary, certify…
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Any three or more voters of the state who are registered as intending to affiliate with the American…
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The committee, on or before the 104th day before the presidential primary election, shall file with …
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The number of candidates for delegates grouped on a nomination paper shall be equal to the total num…
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The candidates of each group shall be selected as follows: (a) No less than two-thirds shall be sele…
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The number of alternates to be selected shall be no greater than one for each delegate, and the alte…
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Each group of candidates for delegates that intends to pledge itself to the candidacy of a particula…
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Any candidate whose nomination paper is filed in more than one group is disqualified from running as…
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Each candidate for delegate to the American Independent Party convention shall file with the Secreta…
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Nomination papers for candidates for delegates shall be signed by voters registered as affiliated wi…
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This article applies to the nomination of a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the…
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Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left for examination …
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Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot may sign only one paper. He or…
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Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the presid…
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Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the a…
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A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the per…
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The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the ballot shall be …
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The nomination paper for a group of candidates for delegates, to the national convention shall be in…
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Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of the candidate or group of candidates at…
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An elections official or deputy elections official may not serve as a circulator and circulators may…
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Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned to the candidate, commit…
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Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for any candidate or group of candidates shall b…
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Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but no…
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The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for examination and …
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Within five days after any nomination papers are left with him or her for examination, the elections…
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The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate or group of candidates…
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Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the nomination of a candidate for the presiden…
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For the presidential primary election, the format of the American Independent Party ballot shall be …
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Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the Uni…
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The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in hi…
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The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of…
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Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality of the votes cast in the delegate selection p…
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If the candidate fails to file a list of delegates, the state central committee of the party shall, …
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If a group of candidates for delegates preferring a particular presidential candidate are elected at…
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If a group of candidates for delegates expressing no preference for a particular presidential candid…
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If a vacancy exists in the office of the delegate or alternate, the chairperson of the delegation sh…
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The alternate of any delegate who is unable to attend the convention shall attend the convention in …
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This chapter shall be applicable to the presidential primary ballot of the Peace and Freedom Party o…
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The Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary ballot shall be divided into a presidential prefere…
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No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at any Peace and Freedom Party presidentia…
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The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Peace and Freedom Party presiden…
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On or before the 120th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall s…
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On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall pu…
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When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Secti…
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If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than …
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Any unselected candidate desiring to have her or his name placed on the presidential preference prim…
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Whenever a group of candidates for delegates pledged to a particular presidential candidate qualifie…
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The Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee shall notify the Secretary of…
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The notification of national affiliation and number of national convention delegates shall be in sub…
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If the Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee fails to file the notice r…
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On or before the 110th day before the presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall certify all…
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For the purposes of this chapter, the boundary between the northern and southern territories of the …
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The number of delegate candidates to be selected from each territory by each group shall be, to the …
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Any five or more voters of the state who are registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Par…
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The committee, on or before the 104th day before the presidential primary election, shall file with …
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The number of candidates for delegate grouped on a nomination paper shall be equal to the total numb…
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The names of the grouped candidates shall be so selected that the portion of the candidates for nati…
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The number of alternates to be selected shall be no greater than one for each delegate, and the alte…
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Each group of candidates for delegate that intends to pledge itself to the candidacy of a particular…
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Any candidate for delegate whose nomination paper is filed in more than one group is disqualified fr…
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Each candidate for Peace and Freedom Party delegate to the national convention shall file with the S…
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The declaration of a candidate for delegate shall be in substantially the following form: Declaratio…
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Nomination papers for candidates for delegates shall be signed by voters registered as affiliated wi…
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This article applies to the nomination of a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the…
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Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left for examination …
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Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot may sign only one paper. The s…
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Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the presid…
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Each section shall be prepared with the lines, for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the …
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A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the per…
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The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the ballot shall be …
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The nomination paper for a group of candidates for delegates to the national convention shall be in …
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Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of the candidate or group of candidates at…
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Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned by the verification depu…
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Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for any candidate or group of candidates shall b…
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Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but no…
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The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with her or him for examination and …
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Within five days after any nomination papers are left with the elections official for examination, t…
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The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate or group of candidates…
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(a) Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the nomination of a candidate for the pres…
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Upon the filing of nomination papers, the presidential preference primary candidate or slate of dele…
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For the presidential primary election, the format of the Peace and Freedom Party ballot shall be gov…
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Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the Uni…
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The number of delegates to be certified as elected from each group of delegate candidates shall be t…
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The Secretary of State shall send, not more than three business days after the presidential primary,…
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Each group of candidates for delegate shall meet or confer after the presidential primary and by maj…
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The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, file in her or his off…
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The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of…
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Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a sufficient number of votes in the national convention d…
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If a write-in candidate fails to file the list of delegates pursuant to Section 6845, the state cent…
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The elected delegates may, if they desire, meet or confer prior to attending the convention to selec…
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The alternate of any delegate who is unable to attend the convention shall attend the convention in …
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The Secretary of State shall, as soon as practicable, certify to the chairperson of the state centra…
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This chapter applies to the presidential preference primary ballot of the Green Party only. As used …
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The Green Party presidential preference primary ballot shall express the presidential preference of …
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A filing fee shall not be required from a person to be voted for in a Green Party presidential prima…
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The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Green Party presidential prefere…
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On or before the 120th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall s…
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On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall pu…
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When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Secti…
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If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than …
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An unselected candidate desiring to have her or his name placed on the presidential preference prima…
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This article applies to the nomination of a Green Party candidate for the presidential preference pr…
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Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left, for examination…
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Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential preference primary ballot may sign only one p…
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A nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the presiden…
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Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the d…
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A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the per…
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The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot shall be in subs…
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Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of the candidate or group of candidates at…
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Before filing, the sections of a nomination paper for a candidate shall be numbered in order.
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Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but no…
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The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with her or him for examination and …
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Within five days after any nomination papers are left with the elections official for examination, t…
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The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate shall be in substantia…
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Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the nomination of a candidate for the presiden…
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Following the filing of nomination papers, the presidential preference primary candidates shall be p…
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For the presidential preference primary election, the format of the Green Party ballot shall be gove…
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A person who believes her or his name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the Unite…
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The number of delegates to be selected following the presidential preference primary election shall …
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National convention delegates shall be selected as provided for in the bylaws and the rules and proc…
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In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the United…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability…
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The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California has a strong interest in ensuring th…
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For purposes of this chapter, “income tax return” means any tax or information return, declaration o…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of State shall not print the name of a candidate fo…
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(a) The candidate shall submit the following to the Secretary of State: (1) (A) Two copies of each t…
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The term “elector” or “presidential elector” as used in this chapter means an elector of President a…
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Whenever a political party, in accordance with Section 6864, 7100, 7300, 7578, or 7843, submits to t…
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On or before the 75th day before an election when electors for the President and Vice President of t…
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At the general election in each leap year, or at any other time as may be prescribed by the laws of …
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On or before the day of meeting of the electors, the Governor shall deliver to the electors a list o…
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(a) The electors chosen shall assemble at the State Capitol at 2 o’clock in the afternoon on the fir…
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The electors, when convened, shall vote by ballot for a person for President and a person for Vice P…
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Each presidential elector and alternate elector shall receive ten dollars ($10) for the elector’s se…
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This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, as the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act.
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In this chapter: (a) “Cast” means accepted by the Secretary of State in accordance with subdivision …
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For each elector position in this state, a political party contesting the position, or an unaffiliat…
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(a) Each elector nominee and alternate elector nominee of a political party shall execute the follow…
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In submitting this state’s certificate of ascertainment as required by Section 6 of Title 3 of the U…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall preside at the meeting of electors described in Section 6917. (b) T…
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(a) At the time designated for elector voting and after all vacant positions have been filled under …
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(a) After the vote of this state’s electors is completed, if the final list of electors differs from…
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In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uni…
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The Legislature of the State of California hereby ratifies the Agreement Among the States to Elect t…
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The provisions of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote are…
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Within three days of receiving the names of delegate candidates from the chairpersons of the steerin…
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At least 68 days before the presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each elec…
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The certified list required by Section 6951 shall be in substantially the following form: CERTIFIED …
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At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each electi…
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At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each county…
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All references to a voter’s or candidate’s party “registration” or “affiliation” in this division sh…
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This part shall apply to the organization, operation, and functions of that political party known as…
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In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the United…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the elements and practices of the state central committe…
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The state central committee shall conduct party campaigns for the party and on behalf of the candida…
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The Democratic Party of California shall post a current copy of its standing rules and bylaws for pu…
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(a) In each county containing less than five Assembly districts, a county committee shall be elected…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a county of the fifth class as defined in Section 280…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the County of Sacramento, the elected members of the …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the County of Alameda, the elected members of the…
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In each county containing more than four and less than 20 Assembly districts, a county central commi…
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In each county containing 20 or more Assembly districts a county central committee shall consist of …
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(a) In the City and County of San Francisco, the county central committee shall be elected from the …
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Notwithstanding this article, each county central committee by resolution may provide for the electi…
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In each county the nominee of this party for Senator or the incumbent Senator, the nominees of this …
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The incumbent or nominee of each of the following offices shall be an ex officio member of the commi…
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A committee may authorize any member of that committee, whether elected or ex officio, to appoint an…
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(a) A person is not eligible for election to a committee if the person’s affidavit of registration d…
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In the event that the candidates elected to a committee from a district do not equal the number of p…
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In the event of the appointment or election to a committee of an ineligible person, or whenever any …
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Any member of a committee, other than an ex officio member, who misses more than three consecutive r…
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The removal of residence by an elected or appointed member of a committee from the Assembly district…
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A committee may remove any member, other than an ex officio member, who during his or her term of me…
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Whenever any person is appointed to fill a vacancy on a committee, the chairperson of the committee …
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At every presidential primary election, a county central committee may be elected in each county.
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The elections official, no later than January 31 preceding the presidential primary, shall compute t…
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In each county the name of each candidate for member of a committee shall appear upon the ballot onl…
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If the elections official, on the 73rd day prior to the presidential primary election, finds that th…
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Whenever a candidate for election to a committee dies on or before the day of election, and a suffic…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county central committee, in accordance with the rules…
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All meetings of the committee shall be held in quarters that shall be accessible to persons with dis…
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The Department of General Services shall permit any committee to hold meetings in a state building w…
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A committee shall have charge of the party campaign under general direction of the state central com…
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A committee may make rules and regulations providing: (a) How officers of the committee may be remov…
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The committees shall perform any other duties and services for this political party as seem to be fo…
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If the chairperson of a committee refuses to call a meeting, a meeting may be called upon five days’…
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Within five days after a committee meets for its organizational meeting, the newly elected chairpers…
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This part shall apply to the organization, operation, and function of that political party known as …
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(a) In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the Un…
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The membership of delegates to the state central committee, procedures for notification of members o…
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The officers, methods of electing officers, terms of officers, quorum requirements for meetings of t…
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The state central committee shall conduct party campaigns for the party and on behalf of the candida…
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(a) The state central committee may prohibit or limit the power of county central committees establi…
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In each county containing less than five Assembly districts, a county central committee shall be ele…
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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 7400 and 7401, in the County of Sacramento, the county central committe…
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Notwithstanding Sections 7400 and 7401, in the County of Placer, the county central committee shall …
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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 7400 and 7401, in the County of Santa Clara, the county central committ…
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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 7400 and 7401, in the County of San Bernardino, the county central comm…
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In each county containing more than four and less than 20 Assembly districts, a county central commi…
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In each county containing 20 or more Assembly districts a county central committee shall consist of …
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(a) In the City and County of San Francisco, the county central committee shall be elected from the …
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(a) In each county, the nominee of the party for State Senator, the nominees of the party for the As…
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The nominee for each of the following offices shall be an ex officio member of the committee in the …
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A committee may authorize each elected member and each ex officio member of that committee to appoin…
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A person shall not be eligible for appointment or election to a committee who is not registered as a…
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In the event that the candidates elected to a committee from a district do not equal the number of p…
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In the event of the appointment or election to a committee of an ineligible person, or whenever any …
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(a) Any member of a committee, other than an ex officio member, who misses four regularly called mee…
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The removal of residence by an elected or appointed member of a committee from the Assembly district…
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A committee may remove any member, other than an ex officio member, who during his or her term of me…
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Whenever any person is appointed to fill a vacancy on a committee, the chairperson of the committee …
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(a) At every presidential primary election, a member may be elected to a county central committee to…
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The elections official, no later than January 31 preceding the presidential primary, shall compute t…
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In each county the name of each candidate for member of a committee shall appear upon the ballot onl…
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If the elections official, on the 73rd day prior to the presidential primary election, finds that th…
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Whenever a candidate for election to a committee dies on or before the day of election, and a suffic…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county central committee, in accordance with the r…
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The Department of General Services shall permit any committee that desires to do so to hold meetings…
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All meetings of the committee shall be held in quarters that shall be accessible to persons with dis…
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A committee shall have charge of the party campaign under general direction of the state central com…
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At the first meeting, a committee shall organize by selecting a chairperson, a secretary, and any ot…
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A committee may make rules and regulations providing for any of the following: (a) How officers of t…
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The committees shall perform any other duties and services for this political party as seem to be fo…
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If the chairperson of a committee refuses to call a meeting, a meeting may be called upon five days’…
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This article applies only to committees established by Assembly districts or supervisorial districts…
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The committees shall be called county Assembly district committees or county supervisorial district …
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Each committee shall consist of the persons elected to the county central committee of a single Asse…
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The district committees of a county and the ex officio members of the county central committee const…
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The district committees may elect any officers and undertake any action as the bylaws of the county …
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In the event that the candidates elected to a district committee do not equal the number of party co…
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In the event of the appointment or election to a district committee of an ineligible person, or when…
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Any member of a district committee who misses more than three consecutive regularly called meetings …
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The removal of residence by an elected or appointed member of a district committee from the Assembly…
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A district committee shall remove any member of that committee who is required to be removed under S…
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Whenever any person is appointed to fill a vacancy on a district committee, the district committee s…
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This part shall apply to the organization, operation, and functions of that political party known as…
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The state convention shall consist of one delegate for each of the following officers: (a) Governor.…
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The state convention shall be composed of the following delegates: (a) Each officer named in Section…
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Membership in the state convention shall not be granted to any party nominee unless he or she is reg…
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A vacancy exists in the membership under any of the following circumstances: (a) When there is no “h…
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Delegates shall be appointed to fill vacancies in the membership as follows: (a) If the vacancy occu…
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A county central committee may authorize its chairperson to appoint delegates to fill vacancies in t…
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If a person is a delegate to the state convention and qualified independently of that fact to be a d…
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The state convention shall meet biennially, at a location designated by the state central committee,…
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The convention shall be called to order by the chairperson of the state central committee at 10 a.m.…
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The chairperson shall appoint a committee consisting of one delegate from each senatorial district, …
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The convention, upon election of permanent officers, shall adopt a state platform for this party. Th…
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In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the United…
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The vote on any issue at the convention, including the election of officers, may be by rollcall or a…
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The proceedings at the convention shall be governed by any manual of parliamentary procedure designa…
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The state central committee shall consist of all of the following persons: (a) All delegates to the …
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Each delegate to the state convention shall appoint to membership on this committee one voter of the…
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A delegate to the state convention who at the date of that state convention is the incumbent of any …
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Any person who is a member of this committee by virtue of having been nominated to fill a vacancy in…
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Each delegate to the state convention shall send a notice by mail to each person whom he or she has …
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A person is not eligible for appointment to this committee if he or she is not registered as affilia…
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This committee may remove any member who, during his or her term of membership, affiliates with or r…
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In the event of the appointment of an ineligible person, or whenever any member of this committee di…
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Should a member appointed to membership pursuant to Section 7603 or 7604 cease to be a member for an…
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In the event the appointment of alternate or associate members is authorized by statute or the rules…
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Each delegate to the state convention may appoint three voters as associate members of this committe…
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The committee shall convene in the same community where the state convention is held, at 10 a.m. on …
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Revocation or change of proxies shall be recognized by this committee on proxies and credentials onl…
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The chairperson of this committee shall call the committee to order at 10 a.m. on the day of first m…
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The temporary chairperson, upon election, shall immediately appoint a committee on proxies and crede…
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This committee shall choose its officers by rollcall vote, poll of senatorial district delegations, …
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This committee may select from its membership an executive committee, to which it may grant all or a…
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The state central committee or its executive committee shall designate by resolution or bylaw the na…
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The chairperson of this committee shall serve a two-year term, but shall not succeed himself or hers…
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The elective officers provided for in the bylaws of this committee shall serve for two-year terms.
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This committee may prescribe dues to be paid by those persons specified in Section 7600 in the manne…
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This committee shall conduct party campaigns for this party and in behalf of the candidates of this …
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A quorum of this committee is a majority of the entire membership, represented either in person or b…
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The proceedings at all meetings of this committee shall be governed by any manual of parliamentary p…
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In each county containing less than five Assembly districts or portions thereof, except the City and…
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In each county containing more than four Assembly districts or portions thereof, and the City and Co…
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The incumbent or nominee of each of the following offices shall be an ex officio member of the commi…
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A committee may authorize any member of that committee, whether elected or ex officio, to appoint an…
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A person shall not be eligible for appointment or election to a committee who is not registered as a…
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In the event that the candidates elected to a committee from a district do not equal the number of p…
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In the event of the appointment or election to a committee of an ineligible person, or whenever any …
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Any member, other than an ex officio member, of a committee who misses more than three consecutive r…
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The removal of residence by an elected or appointed member of a committee from the Assembly district…
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A committee may remove any member who during his or her term of membership affiliates with, or regis…
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Whenever any person is appointed to fill a vacancy on a committee, the chairperson of the committee …
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At every presidential primary election, a county central committee may be elected in each county.
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The Secretary of State, no later than 125 days before the presidential primary, shall compute the nu…
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In each county the name of each candidate for member of a committee shall appear upon the ballot onl…
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If the elections official, on the 73rd day prior to the presidential primary election, finds that th…
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Whenever a candidate for election to a committee dies on or before the day of election, and a suffic…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county central committee may select its members at any…
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Each committee shall meet at its county seat, upon call, which shall be given by the chairperson of …
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The Department of General Services shall permit any committee that desires to do so to hold meetings…
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All meetings of the committee shall be held in quarters that shall be accessible to persons with dis…
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A committee shall have charge of the party campaign under general direction of the state central com…
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A committee may make rules and regulations providing for any of the following: (a) How officers of t…
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The committee shall perform other duties and services for this political party as seem to be for the…
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If the chairperson of a committee refuses to call a meeting, a meeting may be called upon five days’…
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Within five days after a committee meets for its organizational meeting, the newly elected chairpers…
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Each committee may establish annual dues not to exceed twenty-four dollars ($24) per year for electe…
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This part applies to the organization, operation, and functions of that political party known as the…
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At each presidential primary election, members of central committees may be elected in each county.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the registration figures used shall be those taken from the statem…
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The number of members of central committees to be elected in a county shall be the greater of either…
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In each county where the number of members of central committees to be elected is 12 or less, the me…
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The number to be elected from each supervisorial or Assembly district shall be the greater of either…
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Each person receiving a Peace and Freedom Party nomination for any partisan public office at the pre…
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The state party chairperson, no later than the 135th day before the presidential primary election, s…
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The elections official, no later than the 115th day before the presidential primary election, shall …
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In each county, the name of each candidate for member of central committees shall appear on the ball…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the elections official, on the 73rd day prior to the …
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In counties where members of central committees are to be elected by supervisorial or Assembly distr…
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A person qualifying as a candidate for member of central committees by virtue of qualification to ha…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person may obtain and circulate nomination paper…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the number of sponsors which shall be required of …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, up to three candidates for member of central commi…
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The elections official of each county shall include the office of member of central committees and t…
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The order of appearance of the names of the candidates for member of central committees on the ballo…
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The office of member of central committees may be placed on the presidential primary ballot under th…
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A party nominee for partisan office qualifying to be declared elected as a member of central committ…
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The votes cast for each candidate for member of central committees shall be included in the canvass …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county central committee, in accordance with the rules…
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At the convention meeting of the state central committee, the state central committee shall consist …
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At its convention and subsequent meetings the state central committee, in its sole discretion, may a…
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The state central committee may require a balance of elected and appointed members so that 50 percen…
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No person shall be appointed to membership on the state central committee unless she or he is regist…
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This committee may remove any elected or appointed member who, during the term of membership, affili…
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The state central committee shall hold meetings not less than once during each year.
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The state central committee’s convention meeting shall be called to order by the chairperson of the …
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The temporary chairpersons shall appoint any committees as the state central committee may direct.
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The convention meeting of the state central committee shall elect the officers of the state central …
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The vote on any issue at the convention meeting of the state central committee may be by alphabetica…
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The proceedings at the convention meeting of the state central committee shall be governed by any ma…
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This committee may select from its membership an executive committee to which it may grant all or an…
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The chairperson of the state central committee shall serve a two-year term but shall not succeed her…
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All officers elected at the convention meeting of the state central committee shall serve for two-ye…
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This committee shall conduct party campaigns for this party and in behalf of the candidates of this …
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The state central committee shall have power to appoint interim county central committees in the fol…
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A quorum of this committee is 10 percent of the entire membership, represented in person. However, t…
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The state central committee shall designate by resolution the national political party with which th…
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In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the United…
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At its first meeting on the second Tuesday in July following the presidential primary election and a…
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A county central committee may require a balance of elected and appointed committee members to creat…
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No person shall be appointed to membership on a county central committee unless she or he is registe…
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Any member of a committee who misses more than three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings may be…
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The removal of residence by an elected or appointed member of a county central committee from the co…
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A committee may remove any elected or appointed member, who during the term of membership, affiliate…
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Whenever any person is appointed to a committee, the chairperson of the committee shall file notices…
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If no members of central committees have been elected in a county at the preceding presidential prim…
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The Department of General Services shall permit any committee that desires to do so to hold meetings…
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All meetings of the committee shall be held in quarters which shall be accessible to persons with di…
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A committee shall have charge of the party campaign under general direction of the state central com…
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A committee may make rules and regulations providing for the following: (a) How officers of the comm…
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The committees shall perform other duties and services for this political party as seem to be for th…
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If the chairperson of a committee refuses to call a meeting, a meeting may be called upon five days’…
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Within five days after a committee meets for its organizational meeting, the newly elected chairpers…
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This part applies to the organization, operations, and functions of the party known as the Green Par…
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At each presidential preference primary election, members of central committees, which shall be term…
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For purposes of this chapter, the registration figures used shall be those taken from the statement …
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The number of members of the county council to be elected in a county shall be a minimum of three an…
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At its first meeting following the presidential preference primary election and at subsequent meetin…
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A person shall not be appointed to membership on a county council who is registered as preferring an…
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The removal of residence by an elected or appointed member of a county council from the applicable c…
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A member of a county council who changes her or his voter registration to no longer prefer the Green…
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County council members additionally may be removed for cause by procedures established in the Green …
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When a person is appointed to a county council, the county council shall file notices of the appoint…
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The Department of General Services shall permit any county council that desires to do so to hold mee…
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Members of county councils shall be elected from one or more multimember districts. Multimember dist…
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The Secretary of State, no later than the 175th day before the presidential preference primary elect…
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The elections official, no later than the 172nd day before the presidential preference primary elect…
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In each county, the name of each candidate for member of a county council shall appear on the ballot…
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In counties where members of county councils are to be elected by district, a person seeking electio…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person may obtain and circulate nomination paper…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the number of sponsors that shall be required of a…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, each sponsor is entitled to sponsor as many candid…
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The elections official of each county shall include the office of member of county council and the c…
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The order of appearance of the names of the candidates for member of county council on the ballot sh…
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The office of member of county council shall be placed on the presidential preference primary ballot…
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, the votes cast for each candidate for member of county…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a write-in candidate for member of county council …
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The members of the state coordinating committee shall be elected as provided in the Green Party byla…
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A person shall not be a member of the state coordinating committee unless she or he is registered as…
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The state coordinating committee shall hold meetings at least once during each year.
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(a) The state coordinating committee shall have the authority to certify, as provided by Green Party…
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The state coordinating committee shall communicate in writing to the Secretary of State the identity…
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This chapter does not apply to: (a) Recall elections. (b) Presidential primary. (c) Nomination of of…
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(a) A declaration of candidacy for membership on a county central committee shall not be filed by a …
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If a candidate is a candidate for a nonpartisan office, all reference to party affiliation shall be …
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(a) A candidate for a voter-nominated office shall indicate one of the following upon their declarat…
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(a) (1) A person shall not file nomination papers for more than one office at the same primary elect…
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(a) In the event that no candidate files for a party’s nomination for any partisan office that would…
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In addition to satisfying the requirements of Sections 9083.5, 9084.5, and 14105.1, the Secretary of…
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(a) A candidate’s name shall not be printed on the ballot to be used at the direct primary unless th…
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(a) A candidate may withdraw nomination documents for any office other than a statewide office that …
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All nomination documents which are delivered for filing to the elections official in compliance with…
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Notwithstanding Section 8020 or any other provision of the law, if nomination documents for an incum…
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(a) Except in the case of a judicial office filled in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 16 …
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Notwithstanding Section 8020 or any other provision of the law, if nomination documents for an incum…
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If a candidate who has declared a candidacy for a nomination at the direct primary election for a vo…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for an election for a judicial office, an ele…
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(a) Filing of nomination papers for a nonpartisan office, except for a judicial office, shall be reo…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a candidate shall not remove a declaration of candidacy f…
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(a) The declaration of candidacy by a candidate shall be substantially as follows: DECLARATION OF CA…
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(a) The nomination paper shall be in substantially the following form: NOMINATION PAPER I, the under…
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The Secretary of State shall establish uniform filing forms for candidates to use when filing a decl…
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A candidate who declares his or her candidacy shall have registered voters sign his or her nominatio…
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(a) If a candidate submits an in-lieu-filing-fee petition pursuant to Section 8106, any or all signa…
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(a) The number of registered voters required to sign a nomination paper for the respective offices a…
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The nomination paper shall be delivered to the elections official of the county in which the signer …
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The declaration of candidacy shall be obtained from, and delivered to, the elections official of the…
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The elections official shall not accept for filing any nomination paper unless all blanks in the cer…
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Circulators shall meet the requirements of Section 102.
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No more signers shall be secured for any candidate than the maximum number required in this article.…
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Signers shall be voters in the district or political subdivision in which the candidate is to be vot…
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No signer shall, at the time of signing a certificate, have his or her name signed to any other nomi…
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The elections official shall transmit to the Secretary of State the nomination document for each can…
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No fee or charge shall be made or collected by any officer for verifying any nomination document or …
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Before any nomination document is filed in the office of the county elections official or forwarded …
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All nomination documents that are required to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, with…
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The county elections official’s statement to the Secretary of State of the number of signers shall b…
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If the number of signatures affixed to an in-lieu filing fee petition filed pursuant to Section 8106…
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All nomination documents shall be filed as follows: (a) For state offices, United States Senators, R…
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All forms required for nomination and election to all congressional, state, county, and political pa…
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No defect in any nomination document presented shall prevent the filing of another nomination docume…
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(a) The following fees for filing declarations of candidacy shall be paid to the Secretary of State …
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The filing fee to be paid to the county elections official for filing a declaration of candidacy for…
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(a) The filing fees for all candidates shall be paid at the time the candidates obtain their nominat…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a candidate, or a person authorized by the …
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(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 8106, if the last day to file in-lie…
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The county elections official shall pay to the county treasurer all fees received from candidates pu…
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At least 68 days before the direct primary, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each county ele…
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(a) Not less than five days before he or she transmits the certified list of candidates to the count…
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The Secretary of State shall certify and transmit the list of candidates for nomination to each offi…
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The Secretary of State, at the time he or she transmits the list of candidates to the county electio…
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The certified list of candidates sent to each county elections official by the Secretary of State sh…
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The certified list of candidates sent to each county elections official by the Secretary of State sh…
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Any candidate for a nonpartisan office who at a primary election receives votes on a majority of all…
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If no candidate has been elected to a nonpartisan office pursuant to Section 8140 or if the number o…
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Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 8142, only the candidates for a voter-nominated off…
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(a) In the case of a tie vote, nonpartisan candidates receiving the same number of votes shall be ca…
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If the number of candidates elected at a primary election to any nonpartisan office is less than the…
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The candidates for election to membership on the county central committee, equal in number to the nu…
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It is the duty of the officers charged with the canvass of the returns of any primary election in an…
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Certificates of nomination or election issued by county or municipal officers shall be issued immedi…
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The Secretary of State shall issue certificates of nomination to candidates nominated for Representa…
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Not less than 73 days, and not more than 90 days, before the general election, the Secretary of Stat…
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Not less than 68 days before the general election, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the appro…
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The Secretary of State shall certify and transmit the list of candidates for each office according t…
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The certificate of the Secretary of State showing candidates nominated or selected at a primary elec…
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This chapter applies only to the June 2, 2026, statewide direct primary election.
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For purposes of this chapter, “statewide direct primary election” means the June 2, 2026, statewide …
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(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 8106, forms for securing signatures on an in-lieu-fil…
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Not later than December 19, 2025, the Secretary of State shall determine whether it is feasible to i…
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Not later than the date that forms for securing signatures on an in-lieu-filing-fee petition are mad…
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(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13107, a candidate for the office of…
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This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
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In any election at which two or more judges or justices of any court are to be voted for or elected …
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(a) A declaration of candidacy for election or a nomination by the Governor, made pursuant to subdiv…
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The numerically designated offices shall be grouped and arranged on all ballots in numerical order. …
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(a) In any county in which only the incumbent has filed nomination papers for the office of superior…
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(a) If an incumbent of a judicial office dies on or before the last day prescribed for the filing of…
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The voters of any county may adopt subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI of the Constitution o…
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Subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI may be adopted: (a) In pursuance of an ordinance or reso…
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The petition shall state the name and address of a person to whom notice of the insufficiency of the…
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The petition shall be signed by 10 percent of the voters of the county, computed upon the total numb…
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Within 20 days after the filing of the petition, the county elections official shall examine it and …
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Upon the completion of his or her examination, the elections official shall forthwith attach to the …
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If it appears by the certificate that the petition has not the required number of signatures, the el…
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Upon the adoption of the ordinance or resolution or the presentation of a petition, the board of sup…
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If the proposal is approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon, the board of supervisors shall …
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A candidate for a partisan office, including that of presidential elector, may be nominated subseque…
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A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as a partisan candidate at a primary election…
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For the purposes of this chapter, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 8000) of Part 1, and Part 4 (co…
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Whenever a group of candidates for presidential electors, equal in number to the number of president…
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When a group of candidates for presidential electors designates the presidential and vice presidenti…
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Nomination papers for a statewide office for which the candidate is to be nominated shall be signed …
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(a) Upon receiving the nomination paper if, from the examination of such pursuant to Section 8400, m…
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When a nomination paper or sections of a nomination paper have been received which contain the numbe…
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(a) (1) Nomination papers shall be prepared, circulated, signed, and delivered to the county electio…
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Each signer of a nomination paper shall sign but one paper for the same office, except that in case …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if an independent candidate submits an i…
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Any nomination paper may be presented in sections, but each section shall contain the name of the ca…
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The affidavit of any circulator obtaining signatures under this chapter shall be verified free of ch…
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A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures to it are genuine and that t…
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Each candidate or group of candidates shall submit a nomination paper that shall be substantially in…
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Circulators shall meet the requirements of Section 102.
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A county elections official or a deputy county elections official may not circulate nomination paper…
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(a) Circulators obtaining signatures to the nomination paper of any candidate may, at any time not m…
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Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned by the circulator who ci…
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For all nominations of candidates to be voted for in more than one county or throughout the state, t…
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Nomination papers shall be left with the county elections official for examination and filed by him …
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The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for filing or…
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Within 24 days after any nomination papers are left for examination, the county elections official s…
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(a) At least 88 days prior to the election, each candidate shall leave with the officer with whom th…
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(a) Every person who desires to be a write-in candidate and have their name as written on the ballot…
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The statement and nomination papers shall be available on the 57th day prior to the election for whi…
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The nomination papers for a write-in candidate shall be substantially in the same form as set forth …
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Signers of nomination papers for write-in candidates shall be voters in the district or political su…
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No fee or charge shall be required of a write-in candidate except in the case of a candidate for cit…
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No person whose name has been written in upon a ballot for an office at the direct primary may have …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not be a write-in candidate at the general …
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Any group of individuals, equal in number to the number of presidential electors to which this state…
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(a) The declaration of write-in candidacy for presidential elector shall contain the following infor…
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The declaration of write-in candidacy shall be filed with the Secretary of State no later than the 1…
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Only those names written on the ballot at the general election for the office of President and Vice …
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(a) FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES; BALLOT ACCESS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the S…
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Except as provided in Section 8020.5, a candidate whose declaration of candidacy has been filed for …
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No candidate nominated at any primary election may withdraw as a candidate at the ensuing general el…
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(a) No vacancy on the ballot for a nonpartisan office at a general election shall be filled except i…
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Notwithstanding Sections 8803 and 8810, any candidate who has been nominated at any primary election…
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(a) Whenever a candidate for nomination for a nonpartisan office at a primary election dies on or be…
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If the vacancy occurs among candidates chosen at the direct primary to go on the ballot for the succ…
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A vacancy authorized to be filled because of the death of a candidate shall be filled, and the name …
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Whenever a candidate has declared a candidacy for a primary election and has not withdrawn pursuant …
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Whenever a candidate has been nominated at any primary election after having filed a declaration of …
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Whenever, upon the death of any candidate, the vacancy created is filled by a party committee, a cer…
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The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California has a strong interest in ensuring th…
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For the purposes of this part, “income tax return” means any tax or information return, declaration …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the name of a candidate for Governor shall not be printed on a ba…
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(a) The candidate shall submit the following to the Secretary of State: (1) (A) Two copies of each t…
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This article applies only to initiative and referendum measures affecting the Constitution or laws o…
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(a) Before the circulation of an initiative or referendum petition for signatures, the text of the p…
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(a) Upon receipt of a request from the proponents of a proposed initiative measure for a circulating…
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In the event that the Attorney General is a proponent of a proposed measure, the circulating title a…
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(a) Upon receipt of the text of a proposed initiative measure, and after the public review period pr…
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(a) The Attorney General, in preparing a circulating title and summary for a proposed initiative mea…
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(a) Upon receipt of the text of a proposed referendum, the Attorney General shall prepare a circulat…
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Immediately upon the preparation of the circulating title and summary of a proposed initiative or re…
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Every proposed initiative measure, prior to circulation, shall have placed across the top of the pet…
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The heading of an initiative petition shall be in substantially the following form: Initiative Measu…
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Across the top of each page of a referendum petition, there shall be printed in 12-point boldface ty…
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Across the top of each page after the first page of every referendum petition or section of a refere…
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Any petition for a proposed initiative measure or referendum may be presented in sections, but each …
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A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank across the top of each page of every initiative a…
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(a) A petition for a proposed initiative or referendum measure shall not be circulated for signature…
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Officers required by law to receive or file in their offices any initiative or referendum petition s…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 324, for purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 8 of, and subdivision (c…
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If, for any reason, any initiative or referendum measure proposed by petition as provided by this ar…
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The Secretary of State shall prepare and provide to any person, upon request, a pamphlet describing …
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(a) The petition sections shall be designed so that each signer shall personally affix all of the fo…
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(a) A person who meets the requirements of Section 102 may circulate a statewide initiative or refer…
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(a) Each section shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures…
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(a) Each section of the petition shall be filed with the elections official of the county or city an…
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(a) If the statistical sampling shows that the number of valid signatures is within 95 to 110 percen…
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The right to file the petition shall be reserved to its proponents, and any section thereof presente…
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(a) When the Secretary of State has received from one or more elections officials or registrars a pe…
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(a) The proponents of a proposed initiative measure shall submit a certification, signed under penal…
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An initiative measure may be proposed by presenting to the Secretary of State a petition that sets f…
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(a) Every constitutional amendment, bond measure, or other legislative measure submitted to the peop…
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Whenever the Legislature submits any measure to the voters of the state, the author of the measure a…
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If a measure submitted to the voters by the Legislature was not adopted unanimously, one Member of t…
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Arguments prepared by legislators and their appointees shall be submitted to the Secretary of State …
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If an argument for or an argument against a measure submitted to the voters by the Legislature has n…
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(a) After the Secretary of State determines that a measure will appear on the ballot at the next sta…
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(a) (1) The ballot title and summary may differ from the legislative, circulating, or other title an…
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Each measure shall be designated on the ballot by the ballot label certified by the Secretary of Sta…
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(a) Whenever a city, county, or city and county is required by Section 203 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503) or…
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In case either the argument for or the argument against any measure placed on the ballot is not prep…
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The press release shall be mailed at least 120 days prior to the date of the election at which a mea…
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The press release shall consist of an announcement containing: (a) A summary of the essential nature…
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The summary of a measure given in the press release shall be the official circulating title and summ…
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Any voter or group of voters may, at any time within the time limit, prepare and file with the Secre…
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A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by all of the followin…
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(a) If more than one argument for, or more than one argument against, a measure is filed within the …
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(a) No more than three signatures shall appear with an argument printed in the state voter informati…
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When the Secretary of State has received the arguments that will be printed in the state voter infor…
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The provisions of Sections 9084 to 9093, inclusive, are a restatement of, and shall be construed in …
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There shall be a state voter information guide, that the Secretary of State shall prepare.
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The Secretary of State shall cause to be printed as many state voter information guides as needed to…
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The Secretary of State shall cause to be produced an audio recorded version of the state voter infor…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall make available the complete state voter information guide over the …
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If the ballot contains a question as to the confirmation of a justice of the Supreme Court or a cour…
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(a) If a candidate for nomination or election to a partisan office will appear on the ballot, the Se…
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The state voter information guide shall contain all of the following: (a) A complete copy of each st…
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(a) The state voter information guide shall also contain a section, located near the front of the gu…
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The state voter information guide shall contain as to each state measure to be voted upon, the follo…
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(a) The Legislative Analyst shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure describing the measur…
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(a) At each statewide election at which state bond measures will be submitted to the voters for thei…
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For any statewide election that is held less than one year before the federal decennial census, the …
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Measures shall be printed in the state voter information guide, so far as possible, in the same orde…
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The state voter information guide shall be printed according to the following specifications: (a) Th…
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The Legislative Counsel shall prepare and proofread the texts of all measures and the provisions whi…
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Not less than 20 days before he or she submits the copy for the state voter information guide to the…
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Notwithstanding Section 81012 of the Government Code, the Legislature may without restriction amend …
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(a) The Secretary of State shall mail state voter information guides to voters before the election a…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall establish processes to enable a voter to do both of the following: …
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Any costs incurred by a county for mailing the state voter information guides pursuant to the provis…
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(a) As soon as copies of the state voter information guide and copies of the full text of all measur…
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In addition to any other method provided by law, ordinances may be enacted by any county pursuant to…
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Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the board of supervisors by filing an initiative petition…
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Any proposal to enact, amend, or otherwise revise a county charter by initiative petition may be sub…
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(a) Before circulating any initiative petition in a county, or any petition relating to the annexati…
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From the time materials pertaining to an initiative petition are filed pursuant to Section 9103 unti…
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The notice of intention shall contain the printed name, signature, and business or residence address…
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(a) The county elections official shall immediately transmit a copy of any proposed measure to the c…
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Any elector of the county may seek a writ of mandate requiring the ballot title or summary prepared …
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The county elections official shall ascertain the number of signatures required to sign the petition…
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The proponents may commence to circulate the petitions among the voters of the county for signatures…
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Each petition section shall have attached to it an affidavit to be completed by the circulator. The …
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Signatures shall be secured and the petition shall be presented to the county elections official for…
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(a) During the circulation of the petition or before taking either action described in subdivisions …
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On or before April 1 of each odd-numbered year, the county elections official of each county shall f…
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The petition shall be filed by the proponents, or by any person or persons authorized in writing by …
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Except as provided in Section 9115, within 30 days from the date of filing of the petition, excludin…
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(a) Within 30 days from the date of filing of the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holida…
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If the initiative petition is signed by voters not less in number than 10 percent of the entire vote…
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The proponent of an initiative may withdraw the initiative at any time before the 88th day before th…
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Whenever any ordinance is required by this article to be submitted to the voters of a county at any …
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Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) shall govern the procedures for submitting arguments for co…
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Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election.
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If a majority of the voters voting on a proposed ordinance vote in its favor, the ordinance shall be…
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If the provisions of two or more ordinances adopted at the same election conflict, the ordinance rec…
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The enacting clause of an ordinance submitted to the voters of a county shall be substantially in th…
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No ordinance proposed by initiative petition and adopted either by the board of supervisors without …
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This article does not apply to any statewide initiative measure.
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The board of supervisors may submit to the voters, without a petition, an ordinance for the repeal, …
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(a) Except an ordinance granting a franchise, the following ordinances shall take effect immediately…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 9141, ordinances authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by a county a…
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Notwithstanding Section 9141, that portion of any ordinance that changes supervisorial salaries shal…
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If a petition protesting the adoption of an ordinance is submitted to the county elections official …
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The proponent of a referendum may withdraw the referendum at any time before the 88th day before the…
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If the board of supervisors does not entirely repeal the ordinance against which a petition is filed…
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The provisions of this code relating to the form of petitions, the duties of the county elections of…
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(a) The heading of a proposed referendum measure shall be in substantially the following form: Refer…
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(a) If a county measure qualifies for a place on the ballot, the county elections official shall tra…
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If there is no other method provided by law, arguments for and against any county measure may be sub…
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(a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board, or an individual voter who is el…
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Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments, analysis, and county vote…
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A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by the printed name an…
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(a) If more than one argument for or more than one argument against any county measure is submitted …
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(a) When an argument in favor and an argument against a measure have been selected for publication i…
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, this article shall apply to any district b…
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(a) Subject to subdivision (d), the ballot label or similar description of a county, city, district,…
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Whenever the county elections official is required to mail official matter, as provided in Sections …
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(a) The county elections official shall make a copy of the materials referred to in Sections 9119, 9…
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Ordinances may be enacted by and for any incorporated city pursuant to this article.
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Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the legislative body of the city by a petition filed with…
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(a) Before circulating an initiative petition in any city, the proponents of the matter shall file w…
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From the time materials pertaining to an initiative petition are filed pursuant to Section 9202 unti…
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(a) Any person who is interested in any proposed measure shall file a copy of the proposed measure w…
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Any elector of the city may seek a writ of mandate requiring the ballot title or summary prepared by…
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A notice of intention and the title and summary of the proposed measure shall be published or posted…
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Within 10 days after the date of publication or posting, or both, of the notice of intention and tit…
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The proponents may commence to circulate the petitions among the voters of the city for signatures b…
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Signatures upon petitions and sections of petitions shall be secured, and the petition, together wit…
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Each section shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. Th…
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The petition shall be filed by the proponents or by a person or persons authorized in writing by the…
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After the petition has been filed, as herein provided, the elections official shall examine the peti…
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(a) During the circulation of the petition, or before taking either action described in subdivisions…
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On or before April 1 of each odd-numbered year, the elections official of each legislative body shal…
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If the initiative petition is signed by not less than 10 percent of the voters of the city, accordin…
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The proponent of an initiative may withdraw the initiative at any time before the 88th day before th…
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In cities having a mayor, or like officer, with the veto power, when the passage of an ordinance pet…
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If a majority of the voters voting on a proposed ordinance vote in its favor, the ordinance shall be…
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Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election, but the same subject matte…
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If the provisions of two or more ordinances adopted at the same election conflict, the ordinance rec…
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The legislative body of the city may submit to the voters, without a petition therefor, a propositio…
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Whenever any ordinance or measure is required by this article to be submitted to the voters of a cit…
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The enacting clause of an ordinance submitted to the voters of a city shall be substantially in the …
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This article does not apply to any statewide initiative measure.
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No ordinance shall become effective until 30 days from and after the date of its final passage, exce…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 9235, ordinances authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by a city as …
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If a petition protesting the adoption of an ordinance, and circulated by a person who meets the requ…
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The proponent of a referendum may withdraw the referendum at any time before the 88th day before the…
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The provisions of this code relating to the form of petitions, the duties of the county elections of…
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(a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following: “Re…
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Petitions shall be accepted for filing by the elections official and the determination of the number…
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After the petition has been filed as herein provided, the elections official shall examine the petit…
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If the legislative body does not entirely repeal the ordinance against which the petition is filed, …
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Signatures upon petitions, and sections thereof, shall be secured, and the petition, together with a…
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Elections pursuant to this article shall be held in accordance with Sections 9217 to 9225, inclusive…
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Whenever the legislative body of a city has voted in favor of the repeal of an ordinance protested a…
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If approval of an ordinance by the mayor or like officer is necessary, the date of approval shall be…
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Any duty imposed in this chapter upon the legislative body of a city with regard to calling a munici…
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Article 1 (commencing with Section 9200) and this article do not apply to cities having a charter ad…
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(a) A charter or charter amendment proposed by a charter commission, whether elected or appointed by…
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The proponents of a measure proposing to amend a charter shall publish or post, or both, a notice of…
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The petition signed by registered voters of the city or city and county proposing an amendment to a …
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The petition may be circulated in sections, but each section shall contain a correct copy of the tex…
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Each signer of the petition shall sign it in the manner prescribed by Section 9020.
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The petition shall be in substantially the following form: Petition for Submission to Voters of Prop…
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Each section shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person soliciting the signatures. This…
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Each petition section shall consist of sheets of white paper, uniform in size, with dimensions no sm…
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The sheets comprising each petition section shall be fastened together securely and remain so during…
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A voter may withdraw his or her signature from a petition in the manner prescribed in Section 9602.
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The petition shall be filed with the elections official by the proponents, or by any person or perso…
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After the petition has been filed, the elections official shall examine the petition in the same man…
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The proponent of a measure proposing to amend a charter may withdraw the charter amendment at any ti…
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Petitions that do not substantially conform to the form requirements of this article shall not be ac…
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The conduct of election and publication requirements shall substantially conform with Part 1 (commen…
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Upon the completion of the canvass of votes, the governing body of a city or city and county shall p…
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Whenever a city measure qualifies for a place on the ballot, the governing body may direct the city …
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If no other method is provided by general law, or, in the case of a chartered city, by the charter o…
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(a) For measures placed on the ballot by petition, the persons filing an initiative petition pursuan…
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A ballot argument may not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by the printed name and …
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(a) (1) When an argument in favor and an argument against a measure have been selected to be printed…
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(a) Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments and voter information …
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(a) If more than one argument for or more than one argument against any city measure is submitted to…
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Whenever the elections official is required to mail official matter, as provided in Sections 9223, 9…
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(a) The elections official shall make a copy of the material referred to in Sections 9223, 9280, 928…
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In addition to any other method provided by law, ordinances may be enacted by any district pursuant …
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Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the governing board of the district by an initiative peti…
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Before circulating an initiative petition in any district, the proponents of that measure shall publ…
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A notice of intention and statement as referred to in Section 9302 shall be published or posted, or …
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Within 10 days after the date of publication or posting, or both, of the notice of intention and sta…
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From the time materials pertaining to an initiative petition are filed pursuant to Section 9304 unti…
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After filing a copy of the notice of intention, statement of the reasons for the proposed petition, …
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Signatures upon petitions and sections thereof shall be secured, and the petition, together with all…
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Each section of the petition shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person soliciting the …
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(a) Except as provided in Section 9309, within 30 days from the date of filing of the petition, excl…
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(a) Within 30 days from the date of filing of the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holida…
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(a) If the initiative petition is signed by voters not less in number than 10 percent of the voters …
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The proponent of an initiative may withdraw the initiative at any time before the 88th day before th…
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Whenever an ordinance is required by this article to be submitted to the voters of a district at an …
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Except as provided in Section 9314, whenever a district measure is submitted to the voters, the dist…
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(a) Whenever a district measure is submitted to the voters of a water district, the district electio…
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The persons filing an initiative petition pursuant to this article may file a written argument in fa…
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Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments and voter information guid…
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(a) When an argument in favor and an argument against a measure have been selected for publication i…
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Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election.
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If a majority of the voters voting on a proposed ordinance vote in its favor, the ordinance shall be…
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If the provisions of two or more ordinances adopted at the same election conflict, the ordinance rec…
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The enacting clause of an ordinance submitted to the voters of a district shall be substantially in …
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No ordinance proposed by initiative petition and adopted either by the district board without submis…
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The voters of any district that is a local public entity as defined by Section 900.4 of the Governme…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 9340, ordinances authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by a school d…
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The proponent of a referendum may withdraw the referendum at any time before the 88th day before the…
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The governing board of any district to which Section 9340 applies may refer legislative questions to…
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Whenever the elections official is required to mail official matter, as provided in Sections 9312, 9…
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(a) The elections official shall make a copy of the materials referred to in Sections 9312, 9315, an…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter applies to all bond issues proposed by a co…
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(a) In connection with each bond issue specified in Section 9400, a statement shall be mailed to the…
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All official materials, including any voter information guide prepared, sponsored, or distributed by…
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Failure to comply with this chapter shall not affect the validity of any bond issue following the sa…
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The Legislature declares that the essence of compliance with this chapter is good faith in presentin…
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Whenever the elections official is required to mail a statement, as provided in Section 9401, only o…
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(a) Whenever a school measure qualifies for a place on the ballot, the county elections official sha…
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(a) The governing board of the school district or a member or members of the governing board, or an …
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A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by the printed name an…
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Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments, and to permit the 10-cale…
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(a) If more than one argument for or more than one argument against any school measure is submitted …
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(a) When an argument in favor and an argument against a measure have been selected for publication i…
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Whenever a proposition relating to the approval of district bonds and a proposition, which is condit…
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(a) The elections official shall make a copy of the materials referred to in Sections 9500, 9501, an…
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All arguments concerning measures filed pursuant to this division shall be accompanied by the follow…
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, whenever any ballot arguments for or against any …
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A voter who has signed an initiative or referendum petition, and who subsequently wishes their name …
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(a) Each city, county, school district, community college district, county board of education, and s…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, any person may engage in good faith bargaining between compet…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a legislative body has ordered that a measure o…
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A county elections official who is required, pursuant to this division, to examine signatures on an …
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The proponents of an initiative measure shall ensure that any person, company, or other organization…
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(a) A proponent of an initiative measure shall execute and submit, along with the request for a titl…
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(a) Prior to allowing a person to circulate an initiative petition for signatures, the person, compa…
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(a) Prior to soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, a circulator shall execute and submit …
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(a) This section applies to district elections conducted in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing wi…
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Every person is entitled to vote at a local, special, or consolidated election who is registered in …
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Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all statewide special elections shall be called, c…
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The governing body of any city or district may by resolution request the board of supervisors of the…
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If the governing body of any special district fails to call or to take any other steps necessary to …
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A local government shall not enact or enforce any charter provision, ordinance, or regulation requir…
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(a) A political subdivision that changes from an at-large method of election to a district-based ele…
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Whenever the county elections official is required to examine the signatures upon any nomination pap…
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This part shall apply to all municipal elections, except where otherwise provided for in the Constit…
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Section 13107, relating to ballot designations, shall apply to municipal elections, whether held in …
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Part 3 (commencing with Section 8600) of Division 8 and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 15350) of…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 15, if the last day for the performance of any act provided for or requi…
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This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its objects, and no error, omission or irregula…
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A proposition may be submitted at a regular election, or a special election may be called, by ordina…
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It is the official position of the People of the State of California that our elected officials shou…
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It is the will of the People of the State of California that application be made to Congress on beha…
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The California Legislature, due to the desire of the People of the State of California to establish …
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Each state legislator is hereby instructed to use all of his or her delegated powers to pass the Art…
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(a) As provided in this act, at each election for the office of United States Representative, United…
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Each member of the California congressional delegation is hereby instructed to use all of his or her…
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All primary, general, and special election ballots shall have the information “DISREGARDED VOTERS’ I…
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The information “DISREGARDED VOTERS’ INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS” may not appear adjacent to the name…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of California law, (a) A nonincumbent candidate for the office o…
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At such time as the Congressional Term Limits Amendment set forth in Section 10204.2 has become part…
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Severability. If any portion, clause, or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be invalid or …
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Candidates may be nominated for any of the elective offices of the city in the following manner: Not…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a candidate shall not file nomination papers for more th…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the signatures to each nomination paper shall be appended…
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Every nomination paper shall have annexed an affidavit of the person who circulated it, to the effec…
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Each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy pursuant to Section 10226.3…
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All nomination papers shall be filed with the city elections official during regular business hours …
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No later than three days before the deadline for submission of nomination papers for a municipal ele…
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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 10220 and 10224, if nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the c…
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(a) The nomination paper shall be in substantially the following form: NOMINATION PAPER I, the under…
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(a) The declaration of candidacy by a candidate shall be substantially as follows: DECLARATION OF CA…
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The Secretary of State shall establish uniform filing forms for candidates to use when filing nomina…
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All forms required for nomination and election to all municipal offices shall be furnished only by t…
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A filing fee proportionate to the costs of processing a candidate’s nomination papers or a candidate…
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(a) If, by the 88th day, during normal business hours as posted, before the day fixed for a regularl…
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If the date of a general municipal election is changed by municipal ordinance pursuant to subdivisio…
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The city elections official shall have the necessary ballots printed and shall procure and furnish t…
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Before opening the polls, the election officers shall sign a declaration to discharge faithfully the…
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The polls shall be open on the day of election between the hours that the governing body determines,…
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A majority of the members of any precinct board shall be present at the polling place at all times w…
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The votes shall be counted, the result of the votes cast shall be posted, the supplies and records o…
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The city elections official, or a canvassing board appointed by him or her, shall count the votes ca…
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The canvass shall be conducted by the elections official. Sections 15302 and 15303 shall govern the …
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Upon the completion of the canvass and before installing the new officers, the governing body shall …
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As soon as the result of the election is declared, the elections official of the governing body shal…
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The elections official shall immediately sign and deliver to each person elected a certificate of el…
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Recount of votes in municipal elections shall be governed by Article 1 (commencing with Section 1560…
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The voters of a city may present a petition to the Governor for the appointment of three commissione…
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The petition to the Governor shall set forth: (a) The name of the city, with the date and manner of …
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The petition shall be signed by not less than 75 persons in the city, each of whom possesses all the…
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Upon the presentation of the petition to the Governor, he or she shall either act upon it or require…
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The Governor shall issue a commission to the commissioners, and the issuance of the commission shall…
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The commissioners may, by an order entered in their minutes, call an election for the officers requi…
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Prior to the election, the commission shall appoint precinct boards and fix the places of holding th…
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Except that the returns shall be returned and delivered to the commission, the precinct boards shall…
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Within five days after the election, the commissioners shall canvass the returns and declare which p…
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Within 10 days after issuance of the certificates of election, the officers shall qualify and enter …
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At the first meeting of the governing body of the city after the election, the commissioners shall d…
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Whenever the officers elected at the election, and the officers authorized by the charter to be elec…
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Whenever the government of the city is in full operation, the governing body shall enter a resolutio…
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Whenever two or more elections, including bond elections, of any legislative or congressional distri…
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Where one of the elections to be consolidated is a statewide election, the board of supervisors of t…
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When local elections are to be consolidated, and no specific procedure is specified for their consol…
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Any state, county, municipal, district, and school district election held on a statewide election da…
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(a) Whenever an election called by a district, city, or other political subdivision for the submissi…
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(a) (1) Any city ordinance requiring its general municipal election to be held on a day specified in…
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(a) This section applies only to special districts electing members of the governing body in odd-num…
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(a) A resolution of the governing board of a school district or county board of education to establi…
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A school district in Tehama County or the Tehama County Board of Education, by itself or in concert …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Registrar-Recorder of the County of Los Angeles and …
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(a) The resolution of the community college district governing board to establish an election day pu…
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In a community college district that includes the trustee areas authorized to be established pursuan…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a statewide special election is called less than 88 d…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever other elections are consolidated with a reg…
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When the county precinct boundaries at a consolidated election called by the board of supervisors of…
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When the boundaries of the territory within which an election is to be held, or the boundaries of th…
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Within the territory affected by the order of consolidation, the election precincts, polling places …
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In case of the consolidation of any election called by the legislative body of a city, district, or …
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In the case of the consolidation of any election called by the governing body of a city, district or…
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When the returns of any elections consolidated pursuant to this part are required to be canvassed by…
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Except as otherwise provided in this part, when elections are consolidated, the governing body order…
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Where under any law of the state the precincts, polling places or names of members of precinct board…
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(a) Whenever an election is to be held on the same day as a statewide election, a special election, …
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(a) This part may be cited as the Uniform District Election Law. (b) As used in this part, the follo…
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It is the purpose of this part to provide a procedure for the election of elective officers of distr…
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(a) This part shall apply to all districts and agencies whose principal acts so provide. However, th…
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Where this part provides that the principal act shall govern, and the principal act contains no prov…
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Whenever this part requires the secretary of a district to deliver a notice or other information to …
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The terms of office of elective officers in all new districts shall be determined as follows: (a) If…
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Whenever a district shall increase the number of divisions, if there are any, the terms of office of…
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Except as otherwise provided in this part, the term of office of each elective officer, elected or a…
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The principal act shall govern whether directors of a district are elected by divisions or by the di…
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On the 125th day prior to the day fixed for the general district election, the secretary shall deliv…
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(a) Forms for declarations of candidacy for all district offices shall be obtained from the office o…
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The declaration of candidacy shall be in substantially the following form: I, _________________, do …
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(a) Each candidate shall set forth in full the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article…
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Upon filing each declaration of candidacy, the county elections official shall examine the declarati…
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The qualifications of a candidate for elective office, and of an elective officer, of a district sha…
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(a) If, by 5 p.m. on the 83rd day prior to the day fixed for the general district election: (1) only…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any district or agency election, if a declaration…
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Except as otherwise provided by this part, the county elections official of each affected county sha…
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If, within any portion of a county, only one district has scheduled a general district election, the…
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At the request of a district governing body, the county elections official may perform any of the du…
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Each district involved in a general district election in an affected county shall reimburse the coun…
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Qualifications of voters of a district, the number of votes each voter may cast, and the method of d…
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At least 125 days prior to the day fixed for the general district election, the secretary of a resid…
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Notwithstanding any provision in the principal act, elections shall be at large in any resident vote…
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At least 125 days prior to the date fixed by the general district election, the secretary of a lando…
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(a) At least 35 days prior to the date fixed for the landowner district election, the secretary of a…
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At least 30 days prior to the day fixed for the next general district election, the county elections…
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At least 20 days prior to the date fixed for the next general district election, the county election…
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Except as otherwise provided by this part, the form of the ballot to be used by the voters of a land…
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Whenever a candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy, and the candidate’s declaration of candid…
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Vote by mail voting shall be allowed and conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with Divis…
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Notwithstanding any law, vote by mail voting shall be allowed in lieu of voting by proxy in an lando…
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Nothing in this part shall prohibit a voter of a district, or his legal representative, from voting …
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(a) The county elections official shall prepare for each precinct one voter list and one roster for …
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If the county elections official fails to appoint a precinct board or the members appointed are not …
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The inspector is chairman of the precinct board.
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If during the election any judge or elections official ceases to act, the inspector may appoint a su…
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If the inspector ceases to act, a majority of the remaining members of the precinct board may appoin…
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Any member of a precinct board may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during a…
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Before opening the polls, each member of the precinct board shall sign a declaration to perform fait…
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Candidates’ statements of their qualifications submitted in accordance with Section 13307 shall be f…
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The polls shall open at 7 a.m. and remain open until 8 p.m. In any precinct in which all of the elig…
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The principal act of each landowner voting district participating in the general district election s…
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Voting shall be conducted, the canvass at the polls made, and the returns delivered to the county el…
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A governing body of a district may, by resolution, limit campaign contributions in elections to dist…
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The envelope, certificate with the roster, tally lists, and voter list, shall be all of the followin…
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Recount of votes in any general district election shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 12 …
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The county elections official shall commence the canvass of the returns not later than the first Thu…
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The canvass shall be made in public and by opening the returns and determining the vote for each per…
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No roster, tally list, or certificate returned from any general district election shall be set aside…
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As soon as the result of the canvass by the county elections official is declared, the county electi…
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(a) No later than the Monday before the first Friday in December the county elections official shall…
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The county elections official shall immediately make and deliver to each person elected a certificat…
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Elective officers, elected or appointed pursuant to this part, take office at noon on the first Frid…
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Notwithstanding Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 1, no landowner voting district…
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No informalities in the conduct of the general district election or any matters related to it shall …
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When one member of the governing board of a school district or community college district is to be e…
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Notwithstanding Section 10600, the governing board of any community college district may, by a resol…
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(a) The forms for declaration of candidacy for governing board elections shall be in substantially t…
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(a) In any school district or community college district governing board election the name of any pe…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 10603, if a declaration of candidacy for an incumbent member of a school…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a governing body of a special district may require, by resolution…
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The Governor shall call all statewide special elections by issuing a proclamation pursuant to Sectio…
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(a) When a vacancy occurs in a congressional office after the close of the nomination period in the …
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Except as provided by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10730), this chapter provides the procedure…
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(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of R…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a special primary election shall be held in the district …
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(a) All candidates shall be listed on one ballot and, except as provided in subdivision (b), if any …
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If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast, the names of the candidates who receive the highe…
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, whenever a special general election, or a special…
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(a) If a vacancy occurs in the representation of this state in the Senate of the United States, the …
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(a) This chapter provides the procedures for nomination and election of candidates at a special elec…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Catastrophe” mea…
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Within seven calendar days of a catastrophe, the Governor shall issue a proclamation calling a speci…
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(a) In the event of a catastrophe that causes a vacancy in at least 101 of the offices of the United…
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A special primary election shall not be held for a special general election conducted pursuant to th…
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(a) (1) In the case of a special election due to a catastrophe that causes a vacancy in at least 101…
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This division governs the recall of elective officers of the State of California and of all counties…
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For the purposes of this division, judges of courts of appeal shall be considered state officers, an…
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For the purposes of this division, “elections official” means one of the following: (a) A county ele…
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For the purposes of this division, “governing board” means a city council, the board of supervisors …
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For the purposes of this division, a “local officer” is an elective officer of a city, county, schoo…
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The proponents of a recall must be registered voters of the electoral jurisdiction of the officer th…
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Proceedings may be commenced for the recall of any elective officer, including any officer appointed…
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Except when a person has been appointed to office pursuant to Section 10229 because no person had be…
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(a) The notice of intention shall contain all of the following: (1) The name and title of the office…
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A copy of the notice of intention shall be served by personal delivery, or by certified mail, on the…
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A copy of the notice, except the provisions required by paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section …
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(a) Within seven days after the filing of the notice of intention, the officer sought to be recalled…
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(a) The statement and answer are intended solely for the information of the voters. No insufficiency…
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(a) The petition may consist of any number of separate sections, which shall be duplicates except as…
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(a) The proponents shall use the recall petition format provided by the Secretary of State and avail…
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(a) Within 10 days after filing of the answer to the notice of intention, or, if no answer is filed,…
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(a) For a petition for the recall of a local officer, the county elections official shall make a cop…
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(a) The petition sections shall be designed so that each signer shall personally affix all of the fo…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall provide to county elections officials a recall petition format for …
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Separate petitions are necessary to propose the recall of each officer.
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Only registered voters of the electoral jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled are qualif…
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To each section of a petition shall be attached a declaration, signed by the circulator thereof, tha…
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When a petition is circulated in more than one county for the recall of an officer, each section of …
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(a) This chapter applies only to the recall of state officers. (b) In addition to this chapter, Sect…
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Unless and until it is otherwise proven upon official investigation, it shall be presumed that the p…
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Each section of a recall petition shall be filed with the elections official of the county for which…
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Each section of the petition shall be filed by the proponents or by any person or persons authorized…
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(a) The elections official, 30 days after a recall has been initiated and every 30 days thereafter, …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), immediately after the deadline for submission of all sign…
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The elections official, upon the completion of each examination, shall forthwith attach to the petit…
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(a) When the Secretary of State has received from one or more county elections officials a petition …
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When the Secretary of State determines that the proponents have collected sufficient signatures, he …
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Upon receiving certification of the sufficiency of the recall petitions from the Secretary of State,…
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This chapter shall apply to the recall of local officers.
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When the city or county elections official is the officer sought to be recalled, the duties imposed …
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(a) A recall petition shall be submitted to the elections official for filing in his or her office d…
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The number of qualified signatures required in order to qualify a recall for the ballot shall be as …
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(a) The petition shall be filed by the proponents, or by any person or persons authorized, in writin…
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If the petition was circulated in more than one county, the elections official of each county shall …
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(a) Except as provided in Section 11225, within 30 days from the date of filing of the petition, exc…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), within 60 days from the date of filing of the petition, e…
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If the certificate shows that the petition is insufficient, no action shall be taken on it, but the …
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If the elections official finds the signatures on the petition to be sufficient, he or she shall sub…
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Within 14 days after the meeting at which the governing body received the certificate of sufficiency…
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If the governing board fails to issue the order within the time specified in Section 11240, the coun…
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(a) The election shall be held not less than 88, nor more than 125, days after the issuance of the o…
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No insufficiency in a petition against any officer shall bar the later filing of a new petition agai…
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If a petition is found insufficient by the elections official or, in the case of the recall of a sta…
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(a) Except as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), if a vacancy occurs in an office after …
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A voter who has signed a recall petition shall have their signature withdrawn from the petition upon…
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The following shall appear on the ballots at every recall election, except in the case of a landowne…
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In addition to the material contained in Section 11320, the following shall appear on ballots at all…
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(a) (1) In a recall election for a state officer, additional instructions shall be added to the ball…
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A voter shall indicate, by completely selecting the voting target next to either “Yes” or “No,” thei…
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(a) The official responsible for preparing the ballot shall, at least 10 days before the recall elec…
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(a) With the voter information guide there shall be mailed, for each officer whose recall is sought,…
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An officer whose recall is being sought may file a statement with the elections official in accordan…
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A recall election shall be conducted, canvassed, and the results declared in substantially the manne…
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One election is sufficient for the recall of several officers.
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Nominations of candidates to succeed the recalled officer shall be made in the manner prescribed for…
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There shall not be an election for a successor in a recall of a local officer pursuant to Chapter 3 …
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If one-half or more of the votes at a recall election are “No”, the officer sought to be recalled sh…
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Except as provided in Section 11382, if a majority of the votes on a recall proposal are “Yes”, the …
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If a state officer is recalled at a recall election, the candidate receiving the highest number of v…
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If the candidate who received the highest number of votes in a recall election for a state officer f…
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For each statewide election, the Governor shall issue a proclamation calling the election. The procl…
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For a special local election, the governing body of the local agency shall issue a proclamation or a…
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(a) Not earlier than the 127th nor later than the 113th day before any municipal election to fill of…
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The notice of the municipal election shall be substantially in the following form: Notice is hereby …
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At least 158 days before the direct primary, the Secretary of State shall prepare and transmit to ea…
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(a) A notice designating the offices for which candidates are to be nominated shall be in substantia…
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(a) The elections official shall, not less than one week before the election, publish the list of th…
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(a) Not less than one week before the election, the elections official shall post a list of all curr…
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(a) The elections official shall publish, as provided in this section and Section 12105, the list of…
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(a) The elections official shall let the contracts for publication, pursuant to Section 12106, of th…
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(a) The elections official shall ascertain the name of the political party, if any, for which each p…
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Whenever the ballots at any election or from any precincts are to be tallied at a central place and …
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In case of a municipal election to fill offices, the city elections official shall not later than on…
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(a) In case of a municipal election on any measure, the city elections official shall publish a syno…
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(a) At least 90 days, and not more than 120 days, before the day fixed for the general district elec…
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For each school or special district, the county elections official immediately shall deliver a copy …
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This chapter applies to all jurisdictions.
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The elections official shall divide the jurisdiction into precincts and prepare detail maps or exter…
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In any order establishing precincts, their boundaries shall be defined by reference to exterior desc…
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(a) No precinct shall be established so that its boundary crosses the boundary of any supervisorial …
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(a) Whenever a jurisdiction is divided into election precincts or whenever the boundary of an establ…
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(a) At the discretion of the elections official, the voters of the precinct may be divided into two …
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Whenever a precinct is entirely owned or controlled by the United States, and no permission is grant…
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(a) The elections official conducting local, special, or consolidated elections, or statewide electi…
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(a) The elections official may change or alter any precinct boundaries. (b) If any changes or altera…
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(a) The boundaries of precincts for the general election shall be the same as those established for …
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Jurisdictional boundary changes occurring less than 125 days before an election shall not be effecti…
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The registrar of voters in each county shall make available, upon request by any member of the publi…
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When designating polling places, the elections official shall undertake necessary measures in the lo…
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(a) If, for any valid reason, the polling place designated for any precinct cannot be used, and this…
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Property exempted from taxation pursuant to Section 214 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be ma…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “public building” means a building owned or controlled by any of t…
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Upon request of the elections official, state-owned buildings, parking lots, and other facilities sh…
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A mobilehome may be used as a polling place if the elections official determines that no other facil…
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(a) At least 29 days prior to the election, the elections official shall do all of the following: (1…
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A candidate’s residence shall not be designated as a polling place for an election at which that can…
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A single-family residence shall not be designated as a polling place if elections officials determin…
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A polling place shall not be accessible by a door, window, or other opening to any place where any a…
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Any voter, or any individual who possesses the qualifications set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivis…
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The persons appointed to serve as election officers for each precinct at any election shall constitu…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a member of a precinct board shall be a voter of…
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(a) A person who cannot read or write the English language is not eligible to act as a member of any…
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(a) The composition of the precinct board shall be determined by the elections official based on ele…
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The county elections official of any county, in appointing members of the several precinct boards to…
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Upon filing the list of names and addresses of those who have been appointed members of the precinct…
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(a) Following the appointment of members of precinct boards, the elections official shall instruct i…
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(a) No later than June 30, 2005, the Secretary of State shall adopt uniform standards for the traini…
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Each member of a precinct board shall receive compensation from the governing body of the jurisdicti…
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No public agency shall be required as the result of any assignment or transfer to pay the stipend of…
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A person shall not be suspended or discharged from any service or employment because of absence whil…
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(a) If any member of a precinct board does not appear at the opening of the polls on the morning of …
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The inspector may appoint a voter to replace any precinct board member who ceases to act or becomes …
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If the inspector ceases to act, a majority of the remaining members of the precinct board may appoin…
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In constituting precinct boards, the elections official may excuse persons appointed whom the electi…
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(a) Following the notification of the precinct board members appointed pursuant to Section 12307, th…
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The elections official shall immediately mail or deliver to each person appointed as inspector a not…
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No person is eligible to act as an election officer until the declaration required by Section 12321 …
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(a) (1) Each inspector shall sign a declaration of intention to faithfully discharge the duties of i…
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(a) If the precinct board members for any precinct have not been appointed or cannot serve, or the p…
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The person in charge of elections for any county, city and county, city, or district shall provide b…
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All expenses authorized and necessarily incurred in the preparation for, and conduct of, elections a…
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Ballot paper and ballot cards used by a jurisdiction holding an election pursuant to the laws of Cal…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations governing the manufacture, finishing, quality sta…
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(a) A jurisdiction shall not purchase, lease, or contract for a ballot on demand system unless the b…
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(a) Before a user may purchase ballot cards, the user shall request in writing a release for a speci…
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A user, vendor, or manufacturer shall not warehouse for a subsequent election ballot paper or ballot…
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All ballots used in all elections shall be governed by this chapter unless otherwise specifically pr…
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(a) In the case of the prevention of an election in any precinct by the loss or destruction of the b…
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(a) All voting shall be by ballot. There shall be provided, at each polling place, at each election …
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Every ballot shall contain all of the following: (a) The title of each office, arranged to conform a…
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(a) If a candidate changes their name within one year of any election, the new name shall not appear…
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(a) In the case of a candidate for a voter-nominated office in a primary election, a general electio…
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No title or degree shall appear on the same line on a ballot as a candidate’s name, either before or…
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(a) With the exception of candidates for Justice of the State Supreme Court or court of appeal, imme…
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(a) A candidate who submits a ballot designation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13107 shall …
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(a) A candidate’s ballot designation as “community volunteer” shall constitute a valid principal voc…
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(a) At the first elections for Representative in Congress, State Senator, Member of the Assembly, an…
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The order of precedence of offices on the ballot shall be as listed below for those offices and meas…
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Notwithstanding anything in Section 13109 to the contrary, and to facilitate compliance with Section…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 13109, for a period of three years commencing with the date that the…
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For the purposes of Sections 13109.7 and 13109.9, the order of precedence of offices on the ballot s…
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Notwithstanding Section 13109, the county elections official for the County of Los Angeles may use t…
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(a) When a special election to fill a vacancy in the State Senate, State Assembly, United States Hou…
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The group of names of candidates for any partisan office, voter-nominated office, or nonpartisan off…
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Candidates for each office shall be printed on the ballot in accordance with the following rules: (a…
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The Secretary of State shall conduct a drawing of the letters of the alphabet, the result of which s…
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(a) In the case of an election of candidates in a special district, school district, charter city (w…
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(a) At any regular meeting of a city council held prior to the date on which the Secretary of State …
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The order in which all state measures that are to be submitted to the voters shall appear on the bal…
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(a) In an election at which state, county, city, or other local measures are submitted to a vote of …
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(a) Commencing with the November 3, 1998, general election, all state measures in all elections at w…
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The following rules apply when a person who is a candidate for an office believes that another perso…
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(a) The ballots used when voting upon a measure proposed by a local governing body or submitted to t…
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(a) The ballots used when voting upon a county, city, or district ordinance referred to the voters o…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the county elections official conducting any schoo…
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Ballots not printed in substantial compliance with this chapter shall not be cast nor counted at any…
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The ballots of each political party’s central committee shall be designed so that each ballot may be…
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(a) All ballots of the same sort prepared by any county elections official, clerk or secretary of a …
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At the top of the first page of the ballot shall be printed in at least 16-point bold type the words…
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(a) The instructions to voters shall be printed below the ballot identification and above the contes…
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(a) (1) On the partisan ballot used in a direct primary election, immediately before or above the co…
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(a) (1) On the ballot used in a statewide general election in each year evenly divisible by the numb…
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(a) There shall be printed on the ballot in parallel columns all of the following: (1) The respectiv…
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(a) A voting target shall be printed next to the name of each voting option. The voting targets shal…
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Whenever a foreign translation of the ballot is required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, a…
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(a) In the case of candidates for delegate to national convention, there shall be printed in at leas…
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The names of the candidates shall be printed on the ballot, without indentation, in at least 10-poin…
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(a) Each group of names of candidates for a particular office shall be printed in immediate successi…
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(a) (1) In jurisdictions required to provide translated ballot materials pursuant to Section 203 of …
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Except for a voter-nominated office at a general election, under the designation of each office shal…
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Each group of names of candidates for a particular office shall be separated from the succeeding gro…
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All sides of the columns on the ballot shall be bordered. The binding or stitching of each package o…
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(a) The ballots may be printed on the same leaf with a stub not over one inch in depth. The stub may…
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A ballot stub may be used for a ballot. The ballots may contain printed and distinguishing marks if …
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(a) The number on each ballot shall be the same as that on the corresponding stub, and the ballots a…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall establish a ballot design advisory committee to assist the Secretar…
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When printed, all ballots shall be bound in stub books, of such size as the clerk may determine. A r…
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If two or more officers are to be elected for the same office for different terms, the terms for whi…
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(a) If the county elections official determines that, due to the number of candidates and measures t…
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If the elections official of any county finds it necessary in connection with the use of any approve…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of conducting the Democratic Party Presi…
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In a municipal election, if the number of candidates for an office is such that all of the names wil…
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, the ballots to be counted by means of electronic …
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The names of the candidates and the respective offices shall be printed on the ballot in parallel co…
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Where electromechanical vote tabulating devices are used to count all or part of the ballots, the na…
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The ballots may contain printed code marks or punched holes that may be used for placing the ballots…
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The county voter information guide provided pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 13300) sh…
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The device for marking the ballot may be of any size, shape, or form, and the impression made on the…
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The statement of all measures submitted to the voters shall be abbreviated on the ballot in a ballot…
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Whenever the Attorney General prepares a condensed ballot title and summary, the Attorney General sh…
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(a) By at least 29 days before the partisan primary, each county elections official shall prepare a …
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In order to facilitate the timely production and distribution of county voter information guides, th…
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Notwithstanding any other law, county and city elections officials may establish procedures designed…
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(a) The county elections official shall forthwith submit the county voter information guide of each …
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(a) For each election, each appropriate elections official shall cause to be printed, on plain white…
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The notice of the polling place which is sent to each voter as provided in Section 13303 may, at the…
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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 13300 and 13303 a county elections official may elect not to mail a cou…
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Notwithstanding Sections 13300, 13303, and 13307, county voter information guides and candidates’ st…
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(a) (1) Each candidate for nonpartisan elective office in any local agency, including any city, coun…
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A candidate for United States Representative may purchase the space to place a statement in the vote…
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(a) An elections official shall post the form to be used by a candidate to submit a candidate statem…
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In addition to the restrictions set forth in Section 13307, any candidate’s statement submitted purs…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 13307, if a candidate alleges to be indigent and unable to pay in advanc…
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Prior to the nomination period for an election, the governing body of the local agency conducting th…
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Notwithstanding the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of…
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(a) Each county voter information guide prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13307 shall …
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(a) The elections official shall make a copy of the material referred to in Section 13307 available …
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(a) (1) An elector may seek a writ of mandate alleging that an error or omission has occurred, or is…
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Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county, city, city and county, or district using vo…
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Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county, city, city and county, or district using vo…
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(a) A vote by mail voter may request that a facsimile copy of his or her ballot in the language of h…
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This chapter applies only to partisan primary elections.
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(a) The Secretary of State shall include in the state voter information guide the information specif…
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(a) With each nonpartisan vote by mail ballot that is sent to a voter who has declined to disclose a…
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(a) This section applies to a nonpartisan ballot provided to a voter who has declined to disclose a …
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The Secretary of State, in consultation with county elections officials, shall develop uniform stand…
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(a) If a voter does not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote at a statewide electio…
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Not less than 10 days before every statewide election, every employer shall keep posted conspicuousl…
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Sections 14000, 14001, and 14004 shall apply to all public agencies and the employees thereof, as we…
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Except in time of war or public danger, no voter is obliged to perform militia duty on any election …
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(a) An employer shall not require or request that an employee bring the employee’s vote by mail ball…
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the California Voting Rights Act of 2001.
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As used in this chapter: (a) “At-large method of election” means any of the following methods of ele…
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An at-large method of election may not be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of…
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(a) A violation of Section 14027 is established if it is shown that racially polarized voting occurs…
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Upon a finding of a violation of Section 14027 and Section 14028, the court shall implement appropri…
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In any action to enforce Section 14027 and Section 14028, the court shall allow the prevailing plain…
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This chapter is enacted to implement the guarantees of Section 7 of Article I and of Section 2 of Ar…
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Any voter who is a member of a protected class and who resides in a political subdivision where a vi…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Voter Participation Rights Act.
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Political subdivision” means a geographic area of representation creat…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a political subdivision shall not hold an election other …
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Upon a finding of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 14052, the court shall implement appropr…
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In an action to enforce subdivision (a) of Section 14052, the court shall allow the prevailing plain…
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A voter who resides in a political subdivision where a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 14052…
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This chapter does not apply to special elections.
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This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
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The county elections official, in providing the materials required by this division, shall not be re…
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(a) On or before the first day of January of each even-numbered year, the Secretary of State and the…
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(a) (1) For each statewide election, the elections official shall provide a sufficient number of off…
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(a) Before the opening of the polls at any election, the elections official shall cause to be delive…
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The elections official shall prepare a receipt for each polling place, enumerating the packages and …
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The elections official shall furnish to each polling place all of the following: (a) At least one ac…
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In addition to the materials identified in Section 14105, the elections official shall furnish to th…
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(a) For a partisan primary election, the Secretary of State shall prepare and print posters or other…
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(a) The federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.) requires voting informa…
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Members of the precinct board shall not display, distribute, or make available at the polling place …
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In addition to the materials required by Section 14105, the elections official shall provide signs, …
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(a) The roster to be kept by each precinct board shall contain all of the following: (1) Space for t…
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Notwithstanding Sections 14105 and 14107, the roster to be kept by each precinct board may be in a f…
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All officers required by law to designate polling places shall furnish the polling places with a suf…
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Translations of the ballot measures and ballot instructions, as required by Section 14201, shall be …
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All voting equipment shall be transferred to the polling places in charge of an authorized official,…
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The containers of the ballots furnished to the polling places shall provide adequate protection for …
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A member of each precinct board shall cause the following voting information to be publicly posted a…
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(a) In counties and precincts where the Secretary of State has determined that it is appropriate, th…
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(a) Before opening the polls, the precinct board shall post in separate, convenient places at or nea…
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The precinct officer shall post the signs required by Section 14106 in plain view within each voting…
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The members of each precinct board shall distribute the duties devolving upon the precinct board, wh…
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The polling places shall be arranged so that neither the ballot containers nor the voting booths or …
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The polls shall be open at 7 a.m. of the day of any election, and shall be kept open until 8 p.m. of…
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Before the precinct board receives any ballots, it shall proclaim aloud at the place of election tha…
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Voting shall commence as soon as the polls are opened and shall be continued during the time the pol…
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Before receiving any ballots, the precinct board, in the presence of any persons assembled at the po…
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(a) Any person desiring to vote shall state or provide his or her name and address and, upon the pre…
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If the precinct board is unable to find a voter’s name upon the roster, it shall inform the voter th…
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If the surname of any person offering to vote has been changed since the person has registered, the …
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The precinct board shall provide, upon request, to a voter for use in the voting booth or compartmen…
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At any election, a majority of the members of any precinct board shall be present at the polling pla…
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Only voters engaged in receiving, preparing, or depositing their ballots and persons authorized by t…
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Nothing contained in this code shall prevent a voter from being accompanied by a child or children u…
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(a) Only members of the precinct board, and persons while signing their names on the roster, shall b…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 14222, a voting booth or compartment shall not be occupied by more…
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Members of the precinct board shall not deposit in the ballot container any ballot from which the sl…
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Any member of the precinct board, when using a language other than English at the polls, shall commu…
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(a) At a partisan primary election, before providing a voter who has declined to disclose a politica…
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(a) A person offering to vote may be orally challenged within the polling place only by a member of …
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A piece of mailed matter returned undelivered by the post office shall not be accepted or used as ev…
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The ground for challenge set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14240 shall not ap…
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If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not the person whose name appea…
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If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not a resident of the precinct,…
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If the challenge is on the ground that the person challenged has already cast a ballot for this elec…
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If the challenge is on the ground either that the person challenged is not the person whose name app…
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Challenges of voters that they are not residents of the precinct or citizens of the United States sh…
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Before administering an oath to a person regarding his or her place of residence, a member of the pr…
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If any person challenged refuses to take the oaths tendered, or refuses to be sworn and to answer th…
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The precinct board, in determining the place of residence of any person, shall be governed by the ru…
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Any doubt in the interpretation of the law shall be resolved in favor of the challenged voter.
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The precinct board shall compile a list showing all of the following: (a) The name and address of ea…
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In the event that the precinct board determines that persistent challenging of voters is resulting i…
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The procedure at the polls where voting is conducted pursuant to this division shall be the same as …
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After the opening of the polls, the precinct board shall not allow any voter to enter the voting boo…
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Before each voter enters the voting booth, the precinct board shall inform him or her how to operate…
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The device for marking the ballot may be handed to the voter with his or her ballot before the voter…
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In any election where ballots are to be counted both manually and by electromechanical tabulating de…
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Before leaving the voting booth or compartment, the voter shall fold or place the ballot card in the…
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The voter shall hand the folded ballot or the envelope containing the ballot to a precinct board mem…
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The precinct board shall give each voter only one ballot, as provided in Section 13102.
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Unless otherwise provided by law, no person shall apply for or receive any ballot at any precinct ot…
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Unless otherwise provided by law, a voter shall not receive a ballot from any person other than one …
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On receiving a ballot, the voter shall forthwith retire alone to one of the booths or compartments p…
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(a) If a voter is unable to mark a paper ballot or the ballot marking device, the voter shall receiv…
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The precinct officers shall keep a list of the voters who have been assisted in marking their ballot…
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(a) All ballots shall be marked only with the marking device provided by the elections official or, …
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To vote in a contest where two or more candidates for the same office are to be elected, a voter sha…
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When a measure is submitted to the voters, the voter shall place a mark on the ballot in the appropr…
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No voter shall place personal information upon a ballot that identifies the voter. “Personal informa…
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If a voter spoils or defaces a ballot, the voter shall at once return it to the ballot clerk and rec…
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The precinct board shall immediately cancel, without unfolding them, all the spoiled ballots returne…
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(a) After the ballot is marked, a voter shall not show it to any person in a manner that reveals its…
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Before leaving the voting booth or compartment, the voter shall fold the ballot according to the ins…
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Having folded the ballot, the voter shall deliver it folded to a member of the precinct board, who s…
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(a) At all elections, a member of the precinct board shall mark, in the space provided on the voter …
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No voter shall deliver to any member of the precinct board any ballot other than the one received fr…
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Any voter who does not vote the ballot he or she has received, shall, before leaving the polling pla…
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(a) No later than the time at which the voter delivers the voted ballot, a precinct board member in …
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(a) The precinct board shall maintain at least one printed copy of the voter list posted during the …
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(a) If a precinct board is unable to furnish a ballot to a qualified voter because there is an insuf…
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(a) In the case of an election for a state or federal office, each polling place using a direct reco…
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(a) At all elections, a voter claiming to be properly registered, but whose qualification or entitle…
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(a) A voter who has moved from one address to another within the same county and who has not reregis…
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This article shall be liberally construed in favor of the provisional voter.
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(a) Upon the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor and the issuance of an executive or…
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The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations establishing guidelines for county elections off…
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At any election, all members of the precinct board shall be present at the closing of the polls.
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When the polls are closed, the precinct board shall proclaim that fact aloud at the place of electio…
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Any one who arrives at the polling place after the time provided for closing the polls shall not be …
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If the time for closing the polls is extended pursuant to a court order, all votes cast during the t…
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(a) Immediately upon the closing of the polls and before any voted ballot is taken from any of the b…
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(a) Immediately upon the arrival of the hour when the polls are required by law to be closed on elec…
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(a) The members of the precinct board shall account for the ballots delivered to them by returning a…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), before or as soon as the polls are closed, the precinct b…
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Unless the county elections official has directed the precinct board to seal the ballot container an…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county elections official may direct a preci…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 14420, in elections conducted using vote centers, at the end of each vot…
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The precinct board, as soon after the polls are closed as possible, shall prepare the supplies, incl…
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The precinct board shall enclose and seal in one or more packages, as determined by the elections of…
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The precinct board shall enclose and seal in one or two packages, as determined by the elections off…
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If ballots are counted at precincts pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 15340) or Article…
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The sealed packages containing the lists, papers, and ballots shall be delivered by two of its membe…
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No list, tally, paper, or certificate returned from any election shall be set aside or rejected for …
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Before any election, the governing body of the jurisdiction holding the election shall decide that c…
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The elections official shall prepare and forward to each selected precinct forms containing a list o…
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Upon receipt from the precincts of the reports of votes cast on the specially designated offices and…
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If ballots are counted by electronic or electromechanical means, the elections official may provide …
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No later than seven days prior to any election conducted pursuant to this code, the elections offici…
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(a) A copy of each election computer vote count program for a statewide election or state special el…
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No later than January 1 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary of State shall review, and if nece…
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Elections officials shall adopt semifinal official and official canvass procedures to conform to the…
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(a) Each qualified political party may employ, and may have present at the central counting place or…
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The provisions of this chapter apply to the processing of vote by mail ballots during the 29-day per…
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(a) An elections official may begin to process vote by mail ballot return envelopes and vote by mail…
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The official shall appoint a special counting board or boards in numbers that he or she deems adequa…
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The elections official shall pay a reasonable compensation to each member of the canvassing board of…
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(a) The processing of vote by mail ballot return envelopes, and the processing and counting of vote …
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Challenges to a vote by mail voter may be made for the same reasons as those made against a voter vo…
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Except as otherwise provided, the processing of vote by mail ballot return envelopes, the processing…
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If a challenge is overruled, the board shall open the identification envelope without defacing the a…
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If a challenge is allowed, the board shall endorse on the face of the identification envelope the ca…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the counting and canvassing of vote by mail ballots sh…
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Reports to the Secretary of State of the findings of the canvass of vote by mail ballots shall be ma…
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The elections official shall keep an accurate list of all voters who have received and voted a vote …
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When elections are consolidated pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 10000), and only on…
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For every election, the elections official shall conduct a semifinal official canvass by tabulating …
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(a) The elections official shall transmit the semifinal official results to the Secretary of State i…
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Neither the elections official, any member of a precinct board, nor any other person shall count any…
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During the semifinal official canvass, write-in votes shall be counted in accordance with Article 3 …
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(a) Any ballot that is not marked as provided by law shall be rejected. The rejected ballots shall b…
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If paper ballots are used in conjunction with this system, counting shall be as provided in Article …
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(a) As soon as the polls are closed, the precinct board shall, in the presence of the public do all …
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If the ballots are to be counted at a central counting place, no fewer than two precinct board membe…
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The vote tabulating device may be located at any place within the state approved by the elections of…
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All proceedings at the central counting place, or counting places, if applicable, shall be open to t…
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(a) A person may be employed to count, tally, and certify the ballots if he or she is not a candidat…
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The elections official or any deputy authorized by the elections official may excuse or dismiss any …
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The elections official or authorized deputy shall segregate the persons employed to count the ballot…
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(a) Each container of ballots shall be opened and its contents removed. The ballots shall be checked…
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Any magnetic or electronic storage medium, or copy thereof, used for the ballot tabulation program a…
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In preparing the voted ballots for processing, any ballot that is torn, bent, or otherwise defective…
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If voting at all precincts within a county is not conducted using the same voting system, the result…
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In case of an emergency in which it becomes impossible to transport the ballots from the precinct to…
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This article applies to all elections in which votes are counted by means of a voting machine at a p…
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(a) As soon as the polls are closed on election day, the precinct board, in the presence of the watc…
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Upon receipt of the result of votes cast from the precinct boards, the elections official shall do e…
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(a) The elections official of the jurisdiction shall establish one or more election return centers f…
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The elections official may establish one or more centers to count ballots from designated precincts …
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This article applies to all elections in which ballots are counted by hand.
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(a) An elections official shall not conduct a manual vote count pursuant to this article or Article …
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The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations regarding manual vote counts.
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Notwithstanding Section 15270.1 or subdivision (a) of Section 19207.5, an elections official may con…
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As soon as the polls are finally closed, the precinct board shall commence to count the votes by tak…
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The count shall be public and shall be continued without adjournment until completed and the result …
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Unless otherwise provided in this code, the precinct board members may not constitute themselves int…
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The members of the precinct board may relieve each other in the duties of counting ballots.
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Those ballots not rejected shall be placed in one pile, and the board shall proceed to count by tall…
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The precinct board members shall ascertain the number of votes cast for each person and for and agai…
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(a) Two of the precinct board members shall each keep a tally sheet in a form prescribed by the elec…
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On completion of the canvass of the returns for each election, the elections official shall compare …
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No precinct board member may make any tally of votes in any other manner than is provided in this ar…
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The ballots, as soon as all of the names and measures marked on them as voted for are read and talli…
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The precinct board shall complete, sign, and return to the elections official all furnished forms re…
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The precinct board shall sign and post conspicuously on the outside of the polling place a copy of t…
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Ballots that are to be counted manually in a central place shall be transported as provided in Secti…
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This chapter applies to all elections.
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(a) The canvass shall commence no later than the Thursday following the election, shall be open to t…
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The official canvass shall include, but not be limited to, the following tasks: (a) An inspection of…
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If the returns from any precinct are incomplete, ambiguous, not properly authenticated, or otherwise…
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In jurisdictions using a central counting place, the elections official may appoint not less than th…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “unprocessed ballot” means a voted polling place ballot, voted vot…
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(a) Beginning no later than the Thursday following an election, and until the time specified in subd…
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(a) On or before the 13th day following the election, an elections official shall finish counting al…
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Vote by mail ballots and mail ballot precinct ballots returned to the elections office and to the po…
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For any statewide election or special election to fill a vacancy in a congressional or legislative o…
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Except for a voter-nominated office at a general election, each voter is entitled to write on the ba…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no name written upon a ballot in any election shall be c…
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Any name written upon a ballot for a qualified write-in candidate, including a reasonable facsimile …
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In the event of a manual recount conducted pursuant to Section 15610 or requested pursuant to Sectio…
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Provisional ballots cast pursuant to Section 14310 shall be processed and counted in accordance with…
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(a) During the official canvass of every election in which a voting system is used, the elections of…
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After ballots are counted and sealed, the elections official may not open any ballots nor permit any…
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(a) Upon completion of the count, the elections official shall add to the results as so determined, …
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(a) The elections official shall prepare a certified statement of the results of the election and su…
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When ballots are counted under this article, the result of the vote shall be shown by precinct.
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(a) The statement of the result shall show all of the following: (1) The total number of ballots cas…
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(a) The elections official shall send to the Secretary of State within 31 days of the election in an…
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The elections official shall deliver a duplicate of the certified statement of the result of votes c…
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(a) The elections official shall identify and provide to the Secretary of State within 31 days of th…
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(a) It is the ministerial and nondiscretionary duty of the governing body to declare elected or nomi…
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The elections official shall make out and deliver to each person elected or nominated, as declared b…
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(a) Whenever a candidate whose name appears upon the ballot at any election for an office other than…
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A plurality of the votes given at any election shall constitute a choice where not otherwise directe…
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The nominees for a voter-nominated office shall be determined in accordance with Section 8141.5 and …
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The person who receives a plurality of the votes cast for any office is elected or nominated to that…
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In each county the number of candidates for membership in a county central committee in each Assembl…
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In each county the number of candidates for membership in a committee in each Assembly or supervisor…
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In each county the number of candidates for membership in a county central committee in each Assembl…
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In each county the number of candidates for member of central committees to be elected in each centr…
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The Secretary of State, commencing with the first results from the semifinal official canvass receiv…
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(a) Except as to presidential electors, the Secretary of State shall compile the results for all of …
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Within 120 days of the filing of the statement of the vote, the Secretary of State, upon the basis o…
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On the 38th day after the election, or as soon within that time as the returns have been received fr…
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The Secretary of State shall make out and deliver, or transmit by mail, a certificate of election or…
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Whenever the Secretary of State transmits a certificate of election or unofficial election results t…
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No later than the 32nd day following the election, the Secretary of State shall analyze the votes gi…
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The records and supplies of any election when received by the elections official shall be disposed o…
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If a contest or any such criminal prosecution has been commenced prior to the date fixed for its des…
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Except as provided in this chapter, this chapter applies to all elections. The recount of votes cast…
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(a) The Secretary of State, within the Secretary of State’s existing budget, shall adopt regulations…
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If no election contest is pending wherein a recount of the ballots in a precinct has been or will be…
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(a) Following completion of the official canvass, any voter may, within five calendar days thereafte…
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(a) Following completion of the official canvass any voter may, within five calendar days beginning …
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If more than one voter requests a recount of the same office or measure pursuant to Section 15620 or…
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The request may specify the order in which votes are recounted by precinct or by the batch in which …
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Any time during the conduct of a recount and for 24 hours thereafter, any other voter may request th…
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The voter or the campaign committee, as defined in Section 82013 of the Government Code, represented…
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(a) The recount shall be conducted under the supervision of the elections official. The elections of…
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(a) The recount shall be commenced not more than seven business days following the receipt by the el…
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(a) If the votes subject to recount were cast or tabulated by a voting system, the voter requesting …
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Not less than one day prior to commencement of the recount, the elections official shall post a noti…
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The recount shall be conducted publicly.
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(a) All ballots, whether voted or not, and any other relevant materials, as specified in regulations…
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On recount, ballots may be challenged for incompleteness, ambiguity, or other defects, in accordance…
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In lieu of the returns as reported in the official canvass, upon completion of the recount showing t…
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Not more than one day after the conclusion of the recount, the elections official shall post a copy …
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This chapter does not: (a) Authorize the opening or recounting of ballots for any precinct except fo…
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(a) When requested by the board of supervisors or the grand jury, the district attorney may petition…
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Section 15001 shall apply unless a court orders the program held pending the conclusion of litigatio…
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Any tape, diskette, cartridge, or other magnetic or electronic storage medium used in the programmin…
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(a) (1) Within five days after the Secretary of State files a statement of the vote, as required by …
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(a) Upon the Governor or Secretary of State ordering a recount pursuant to subdivision (a) of Sectio…
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All the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 15620), except Sections 15620, 15621, 15622…
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The Secretary of State may adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations necessary for the administ…
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A county elections official shall only be required to conduct a recount pursuant to this article to …
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This article does not apply to any primary election.
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(a) If at any election, except as provided in subdivision (b) and an election for Governor or Lieute…
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If the tie vote has been determined pursuant to Section 15651, the person declared elected by the Se…
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When two or more persons have an equal and highest number of votes for either Governor or Lieutenant…
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In case any two or more persons have an equal and highest number of votes for either Governor or Lie…
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This article applies only to: (a) Candidates for delegates to a national convention for the nominati…
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In case of a tie vote for member of a county central committee, where the office is to be voted for …
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In the case of a tie vote for an office other than a judicial or school office to be voted on in mor…
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The summons mentioned in this article shall in every case be mailed to the address of the candidate …
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It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to provide guidance in interpreting Sec…
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If a postelection deadline imposed by this code prevents the proper tabulation or recounting of ball…
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For purposes of Section 2.5 of Article II of the California Constitution, “vote” includes all action…
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The general election contest provisions of this division, exclusive of Article 1 (commencing with Se…
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When used in this division, “contestant” means any person initiating an election contest. “Defendant…
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In a contest of the election of presidential electors the action or appeal shall have priority over …
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Any elector of a county, city, or of any political subdivision of either may contest any election he…
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Any candidate at a primary election may contest the right of another candidate to nomination to the …
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This chapter shall not apply to elections for the office of state Senator or Member of the Assembly …
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No irregularity or improper conduct in the proceedings of the precinct board members, or any of them…
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When any election held for an office exercised in and for a county is contested on account of any ma…
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An election shall not be set aside on account of illegal votes, unless it appears that a number of i…
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An election shall not be set aside on account of eligible voters being denied the right to vote, unl…
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Irregularity or improper conduct shall annul or set aside a nomination only if it appears that illeg…
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When an elector contests any election he or she shall file with the clerk of the superior court havi…
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The contestant shall verify the statement of contest, as provided by Section 446 of the Code of Civi…
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When the reception of illegal votes is alleged as a cause of contest, it is sufficient to state gene…
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An election shall not be set aside on account of eligible voters being denied the right to vote, unl…
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A statement of the grounds of contest shall not be rejected nor the proceedings dismissed by any cou…
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The affidavit shall specify separately each precinct in which any irregularity or improper conduct t…
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The defendant shall be named in the affidavit.
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The affidavit shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court having jurisdiction wi…
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This article applies only to contests on the grounds that: (a) The defendant is not eligible to the …
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If the nomination contested is for an office including a political subdivision of more than one coun…
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After the affidavit is filed with the clerk of the superior court, a copy of the affidavit shall be …
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The defendant, after receipt of the copy of the affidavit, may file an answer and a cross-contest af…
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No special appearance, demurrer or objection may be taken other than by the affidavits which shall b…
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This article applies only to contests on the ground that due to mistake, error, or misconduct the vo…
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The superior court of that county in which is located the precinct in which the contestant demands a…
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No service other than as provided in this section need be made upon the defendant. The affidavit sha…
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All candidates at any primary election are permitted to be candidates under this code only upon the …
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At any time within three days after the filing of the affidavit of the contestant to the effect that…
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The defendant shall appear, either in person or by attorney, at the time and place fixed for the hea…
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The defendant may not make any special appearance for any purpose except as provided in this article…
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The court, if the defendant appears, shall require the answer to be made within three days from the …
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Within five days after the end of the time allowed for filing statements of contest, the clerk of th…
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The clerk of the superior court shall thereupon issue a citation for the defendant to appear at the …
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The clerk of the superior court shall issue subpoenas for witnesses at the request of any party, whi…
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The contestant shall, in the first instance, be liable for the expenses involved in making any recou…
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The clerk of the superior court, within five days after the end of the time for filing affidavits, s…
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The clerk of the superior court, after an order setting a contest for trial, shall issue a citation …
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On the fifth day after the end of the time for filing contestant’s affidavit, the clerk of the super…
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The court shall meet at the time and place designated, to determine the contested election, and shal…
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At the trial the ballots shall be opened and a recount taken, in the presence of all the parties, of…
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In the trial and determination of election contests, the court shall be governed by the rules of law…
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The court shall continue in session to hear and determine all issues arising in contested elections.…
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The court shall meet at the time and place designated in the order setting the contest for trial, an…
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If the number of votes that are sought to be recounted or the number of contests are such that the j…
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If the proceeding is in a county where there is more than one superior court judge, the judge to who…
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The judges designated by the order to hear the contest, including the judge to whom the contest was …
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The proceedings before every judge in making a recount of the precincts assigned to him or her, as t…
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The person declared elected by the superior court is entitled to a certificate of election. If a cer…
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If the elections official has issued any certificate for the same office to any other person than th…
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Whenever an election is annulled or set aside by the judgment of the superior court, and no appeal h…
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If in any election contest it appears that another person than the defendant has the highest number …
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After the court has heard the proofs and allegations of the parties, it shall file its findings of f…
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When the recount has been completed in the manner required by Article 4 (commencing with Section 164…
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A certified copy of the judgment shall be served upon the elections official and may be enforced sum…
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If the contest proceeds in more than one county, and the nominee is to be certified by the Secretary…
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If the proceedings in a general election contest under this division are dismissed for insufficiency…
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Where two or more contested elections are joined for the purpose of recounting votes, the costs shal…
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Primarily each party is liable for the costs created by himself or herself to the officers and witne…
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The provisions relating to costs in contested final elections apply to primary election contests con…
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Any party aggrieved by the judgment of the court may appeal therefrom to the court of appeal, as in …
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Either party to a contest may appeal to the district court of appeal of the district where the conte…
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The judgment of the court is final in every respect. No party may appeal.
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(a) The elections official shall preserve all canceled original affidavits of registration for a per…
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The elections official shall keep a copy of the roster described in Section 2183 on file as a public…
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(a) All nomination documents and signatures in lieu of filing fee petitions filed in accordance with…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), elections officials required by law to receive or file in…
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(a) (1) The elections official shall preserve all rosters or combined rosters and voter lists as pro…
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(a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the …
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(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivi…
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(a) The following provisions apply to those elections in which candidates for one or more of the fol…
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(a) The following provisions apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (…
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(a) The following provisions apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the follow…
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(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivi…
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(a) The elections official shall preserve in that person’s office all recall petitions filed for eig…
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Following each general election, the county elections official shall file copies of all precinct map…
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(a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the …
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(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivi…
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(a) The elections official shall preserve the list of new resident voters voting pursuant to Chapter…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Ballot image” me…
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(a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the …
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(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivi…
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(a) Certified voting technology equipment and components that are at the end of lifecycle may be sec…
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This division applies to all elections.
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Upon a conviction for any crime punishable by imprisonment in any jail or prison, in relation to whi…
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(a) Every person charged with the performance of any duty under any law of this state relating to el…
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(a) Every person who willfully causes, procures, or allows himself or herself or any other person to…
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Every person who knowingly and willfully completes, or causes or procures the completion of, in whol…
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Any deputy elections official or registration elections official who knowingly registers a nonexiste…
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Any person who knowingly or negligently (a) interferes with the prompt transfer of a completed affid…
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An individual or organization having charge of affidavits of registration is guilty of a misdemeanor…
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No affidavit of registration or voter registration card shall contain, and no person other than the …
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Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal …
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Every person who willfully violates Section 2158 is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine no…
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(a) (1) A person who knowingly or willfully pays or offers to pay money or other valuable considerat…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person who receives money or other valuable considerati…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person who receives money or other valuable considerati…
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(a) A person, company, or other organization that agrees to pay money or other valuable consideratio…
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(a) It is a misdemeanor for a person in possession of information identified in Section 2138.5, or o…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “home address” means only street address and does not include an i…
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Any person, individual, or organization that knowingly violates Section 2138.5 is guilty of an infra…
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Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this chapter, the court may order as a condition …
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Every person who subscribes to any nomination petition a fictitious name, or who intentionally subsc…
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Any person who falsely makes or fraudulently defaces or destroys all or any part of a nomination pap…
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Every person acting on behalf of a candidate is guilty of a misdemeanor who deliberately fails to fi…
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Any person who files or submits for filing a nomination paper or declaration of candidacy knowing th…
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Any person who willfully suppresses all or any part of a nomination paper or declaration of candidac…
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A person shall not directly or through any other person advance, pay, solicit, or receive or cause t…
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In addition to any other penalty, a person who prints or otherwise duplicates, or causes to be print…
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(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly causes to be mailed or distributed, or knowing…
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Every person who violates Section 84305 of the Government Code relating to mass mailing is subject t…
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(a) Any person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the county…
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A person shall not directly or through any other person pay or receive any money or other valuable c…
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Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal …
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(a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “California Political Cyberfraud Abatement Act.”…
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This article does not apply to a domain name registrar, registry, or registration authority.
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In addition to any other remedies available under law, a court may order the transfer of a domain na…
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Jurisdiction for actions brought pursuant to this article shall be in accordance with Section 410.10…
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Every person who, by threats, intimidations, or unlawful violence, willfully hinders or prevents ele…
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(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, with intent to mislead the voters in connection with hi…
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Any candidate in an election or incumbent in a recall election who knowingly makes a false statement…
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Any person who violates Section 20201 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Upon the complaint of the affected candidate or committee, any person who violates Section 20202 or …
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(a) A person shall not, on election day, or at any time that a voter may be casting a ballot, within…
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(a) No candidate or representative of a candidate, and no proponent, opponent, or representative of …
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Notice regarding the prohibitions on electioneering set forth in this article shall be provided to t…
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(a) A person, during any election, shall not do any of the following: (1) Remove or destroy any of t…
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An agency or department of the state shall not use its publications to advise state employees of a c…
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A person who makes, uses, keeps, or furnishes to others, paper or cards watermarked or overprinted i…
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Every person who prints any ballot not in conformity with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) …
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Any person other than an elections official or a member of the precinct board who receives a voted b…
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Any person who commits fraud or attempts to commit fraud, and any person who aids or abets fraud or …
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Any public official who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter, and thereby aids i…
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(a) Any person who in any manner interferes with the officers holding an election or conducting a ca…
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An employer who violates Section 14004 shall be subject to a civil fine of up to ten thousand dollar…
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Notice regarding the prohibitions on activity related to corruption of the voting process set forth …
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A person shall not directly or through another person give, offer, or promise any office, place, or …
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A person shall not directly or through any other person receive, agree, or contract for, before, dur…
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Neither a person nor a controlled committee shall directly or through any other person or controlled…
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A person shall not directly or through any other person advance or pay, or cause to be paid, any mon…
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A person shall not directly or through any other person advance or pay, or cause to be paid, any mon…
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(a) Every person who makes use of or threatens to make use of any force, violence, or tactic of coer…
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(a) A person shall not, with the intent of dissuading another person from voting, within the 100 foo…
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Every employer, whether a corporation or natural person, or any other person who employs, is guilty …
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(a) Every person who knowingly challenges a person’s right to vote without probable cause or on frau…
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(a) Any person in possession of a firearm or any uniformed peace officer, private guard, or security…
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(a) Any person who hires or arranges for any other person in possession of a firearm or any uniforme…
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As used in this article: (a) “Elections official” means the county elections official, registrar of …
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(a) In addition to any other fine or penalty imposed by this article, the court may order any person…
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The Voter Intimidation Restitution Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. Upon appropriat…
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Every person is guilty of a crime punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section …
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(a) A person who votes or attempts to vote in an election held in this state and in an election held…
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Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal …
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Every member of a precinct board is guilty of a misdemeanor who, prior to putting the ballot of a vo…
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(a) A member of the public is guilty of a misdemeanor if, while observing any of the following, he o…
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Every member of a precinct board is guilty of a misdemeanor who, without the consent of a voter, dis…
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(a) Any person is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Sect…
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(a) The Secretary of State, Attorney General, and any local elections official in the county in whic…
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Any person who aids or abets in the commission of any of the offenses described in Section 18564 is …
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Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal …
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Every person who willfully adds to or subtracts from the votes actually cast at an election, in any …
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Every person is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment…
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Every person who aids or abets in the commission of any of the offenses mentioned in Section 18566, …
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Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who does any one of the following: (a) Removes or defaces an…
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Any person acting on any counting board who refuses to obey any lawful order of the county elections…
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Each counting board and its members are subject to the liabilities and penalties to which precinct b…
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Every person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section…
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(a) It is a misdemeanor for a person who is providing care or direct supervision to an elder in a st…
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Every person who, after being required by the precinct board at an election, refuses to be sworn or,…
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Every person is guilty of a felony, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to …
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Any person having charge of a completed vote by mail ballot who willfully interferes or causes inter…
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Any person who applies for, or who votes or attempts to vote, a vote by mail ballot by fraudulently …
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For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Firearm” means a device desi…
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(a) A person shall not intimidate, threaten, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerc…
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(a) A person aggrieved by a violation of Section 18581 may enforce the provisions of this article in…
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Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (a) Circulating, as principal or agent, or having charg…
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Any person working for the proponent or proponents of an initiative or referendum measure or recall …
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Any person working for the proponent or proponents of a statewide initiative or referendum measure w…
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Every person who offers or gives money or other valuable consideration to another in exchange for hi…
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Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this article, Article 2 (commencing with Section …
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Every person who solicits any circulator to affix to any initiative, referendum, or recall petition …
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Every person is punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonmen…
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Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly signs his or her own name more than once to an…
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Every person who subscribes to any initiative, referendum, or recall petition a fictitious name, or …
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Every person is punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonmen…
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Every person who seeks, solicits, bargains for, or obtains any money, thing of value, or advantage o…
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Any proponent of an initiative or referendum measure or recall petition who seeks, solicits, bargain…
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Every person who offers to buy or does buy from a circulator any referendum, initiative, or recall p…
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Every person who threatens to commit an assault or battery on a person circulating a referendum, ini…
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Every person who forcibly or by stealth takes from the possession of a circulator any initiative, re…
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Any person working for the proponent or proponents of an initiative or referendum measure or recall …
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No one shall knowingly or willfully permit the list of signatures on an initiative, referendum, or r…
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(a) Every person is punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by impriso…
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Every public official or employee is punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,00…
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Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, either as principal or agent, files in the office of th…
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Any petition, or any section of a petition, filed by any person other than the proponents of an init…
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Every person who is entrusted with money or things of value for the purpose of promoting or defeatin…
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Any voter who has filed an application for the position of, and been appointed as a precinct board m…
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This division shall be liberally construed so that the real will of the electors will not be defeate…
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Any provision of this division, insofar as it is inconsistent with any other provision of this code …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, including any city or county ordinan…
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Voting equipment may be loaned or rented for any purposes with the consent of the board of superviso…
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In the case of electrical failure or other emergency, the official conducting the election may direc…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that: (a) All voting systems be certified or conditionally appro…
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The Secretary of State shall study and adopt regulations governing the use of voting machines, votin…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish voting system standards and regulations governing…
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The Secretary of State shall study the performance of voting systems in use in the state.
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The Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments and the …
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(a) The Secretary of State shall do both of the following by December 31, 2014: (1) In consultation …
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The Secretary of State may investigate any alleged violation of this code or the Secretary of State’…
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The Secretary of State shall not approve any voting system, or part of a voting system, unless it fu…
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(a) (1) The Secretary of State may grant conditional approval to a voting system or part of a voting…
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(a) Except as authorized by Section 19209, a voting system, in whole or in part, shall not be used u…
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The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve a voting system or a part of a vot…
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The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve any voting system that includes fe…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve a voting system that cannot fa…
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A voting system shall comply with all of the following: (a) No part of the voting system shall be co…
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Except as authorized by Section 19209, both of the following apply: (a) If more than one voting syst…
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The governing board may adopt for use at elections any kind of voting system, any combination of vot…
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(a) An elections official or the governing body of any jurisdiction that administers elections shall…
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The governing board may provide for the payment of the cost of the voting system equipment in any ma…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Commercial o…
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(a) A person, corporation, or public agency owning or having an interest in the sale or acquisition …
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(a) Prior to publishing his or her decision to certify, conditionally approve, or withhold certifica…
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(a) (1) No later than 10 business days after the Secretary of State certifies or conditionally appro…
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Within 60 days after the completion of the examination of a voting system, the Secretary of State sh…
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Within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification decision and associated testing reports, the…
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If a voting system or a part of a voting system has been certified or conditionally approved by the …
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If a voting system or a part of a voting system has been certified or conditionally approved by the …
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The Secretary of State may seek injunctive and administrative relief if a voting system or a part of…
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(a) The Secretary of State may seek all of the following relief for an unauthorized change in hardwa…
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(a) The Secretary of State may seek injunctive relief requiring an elections official, or any vendor…
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For purposes of this division, “state-approved testing agency” means a person or entity that is auth…
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The Secretary of State shall do all of the following: (a) Publish requirements for the approval of s…
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The person, corporation, or public agency applying for certification of a voting system is responsib…
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The Secretary of State shall use a state-approved testing agency or expert technicians to examine an…
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The elections official of any county or city using a voting system shall inspect the machines or dev…
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(a) If the Secretary of State has reason to believe that a local inspection of equipment is not adeq…
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The Secretary of State shall review voting systems periodically to determine if they are defective, …
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The Secretary of State shall conduct random audits of the software installed on direct recording ele…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that California voting system standards and elections comply wit…
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As used in this article: (a) “Access” means the ability to receive, use, select, and manipulate data…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish rules and regulations governing any voting techno…
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In requiring access for voters with disabilities pursuant to this article, the Secretary of State sh…
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Compliance with this article in regard to voting technology and systems purchased prior to the effec…
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(a) A person injured by a violation of this article may maintain an action for injunctive relief to …
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This article does not apply to voting by vote by mail ballot.
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-H…
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The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Divisi…
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As used in this article: (a) “Board” means the Voting Modernization Board, established pursuant to S…
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(a) The Voting Modernization Finance Committee is hereby established for the purpose of authorizing …
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(a) The committee may create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, …
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The Legislature may amend subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 19254 and Section 19256 by a statute, …
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The Voting Modernization Board is hereby established and designated the “board” for purposes of the …
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(a) All bonds authorized by this article, when duly sold and delivered as provided herein, constitut…
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Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby continuously appropriated from…
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For purposes of this article, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdra…
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The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investm…
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Upon request of the board, supported by a statement of its plans and projects approved by the Govern…
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(a) The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds authorized by thi…
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Out of the first money realized from the sale of bonds as provided by this article, there shall be r…
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Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this article may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (com…
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Notwithstanding any provision of the bond act, if the Treasurer sells bonds under this article for w…
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds auth…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve a direct recording electronic …
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As used in this article: (a) “Accessible” means that the information provided on the paper cast vote…
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To the extent that they are available for expenditure for the purposes of this article, federal fund…
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(a) On a direct recording electronic voting system, the electronic record of each vote shall be cons…
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The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve a direct recording electronic voti…
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(a) For each statewide election, the Secretary of State shall conduct parallel monitoring of each di…
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The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve a remote accessible vote by mail s…
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(a) A remote accessible vote by mail system, in whole or in part, shall not be used unless it has be…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish standards and regulations governing the use of re…
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(a) A person, corporation, or public agency owning or having an interest in the sale or acquisition …
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The Secretary of State shall use a state-approved testing agency or expert technicians to examine re…
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The person, corporation, or public agency applying for certification of a remote accessible vote by …
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(a) Prior to publishing his or her decision to certify, conditionally approve, or withhold certifica…
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Within 60 days after the completion of the examination of a remote accessible vote by mail system, t…
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Within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification decision and associated testing reports, the…
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If a remote accessible vote by mail system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secre…
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If a remote accessible vote by mail system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secre…
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The Secretary of State may seek injunctive and administrative relief if a remote accessible vote by …
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(a) The Secretary of State may seek all of the following relief for an unauthorized change in hardwa…
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(a) The Secretary of State may seek injunctive relief requiring an elections official, or any vendor…
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A remote accessible vote by mail system or part of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall not…
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A voting machine shall, except at a direct primary election or any election at which a candidate for…
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(a) A voting machine shall provide in the general election for grouping under the name of the office…
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The labels on voting machines and the way in which candidates’ names are grouped shall conform as ne…
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If the voting machine is so constructed that a voter can cast a vote in part for presidential electo…
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A write-in ballot shall be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not…
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Before preparing a voting machine for any general election, the elections official shall mail writte…
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The elections official shall affix ballot labels to the machines to correspond with the county voter…
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When a voting machine has been properly prepared for an election, it shall be locked against voting …
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The elections official shall deliver to the polling place the supplies necessary to conduct the elec…
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Any member of a precinct board who has not previously attended a training class in the use of the vo…
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The precinct board shall consist of one inspector and two judges who shall be appointed and compensa…
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Before unsealing the envelope containing the keys and opening the doors concealing the counters the …
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The keys to the voting machines shall be delivered to the precinct board no later than 12 hours befo…
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The exterior of the voting machine and every part of the polling place shall be in plain view of the…
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Before adjourning, the precinct board shall do all of the following: (a) Comply with the requirement…
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The statement of the result of votes cast, which shall be certified by the precinct board, shall con…
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The precinct board shall immediately transmit unsealed to the elections official a copy of the resul…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Ballot on demand system” means a…
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(a) (1) The Secretary of State shall use the funds appropriated to the Secretary of State in the Bud…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Truth in Endorsements Law.
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The Legislature hereby finds the following to be true: (1) The major political parties have become a…
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The superior court, in any case brought before it by any registered voter, may issue a temporary or …
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No candidate or committee in his or her behalf shall represent in connection with an election campai…
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Any paid political advertisement that refers to an election or to any candidate for state or local e…
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(a) Every simulated ballot or simulated county voter information guide shall bear on each surface or…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person, firm, association, corporation, campaign commit…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person, firm, association, corporation, campaign commit…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) California is entering its first-ever artific…
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If the name of a corporation includes all or part of the name of any person, together with either (a…
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As used in this article “person” includes a firm, association, corporation, campaign committee or or…
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It is unlawful for any person that includes in any part of its name the name of any political party …
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It is unlawful for any person who solicits funds for the purpose of supporting or promoting any cand…
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Any person who solicits or receives contributions on behalf of any candidate or committee for the pu…
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The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to encourage every candidate for public…
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As used in this chapter, “Code” means the Code of Fair Campaign Practices.
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At the time an individual is issued his or her declaration of candidacy, nomination papers, or any o…
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The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to be printed, blank forms of the code. The Secretary o…
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The elections official shall accept, at all times prior to the election, all completed forms that ar…
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Every code subscribed to by a candidate for public office pursuant to this chapter is a public recor…
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In no event shall a candidate for public office be required to subscribe to or endorse the code.
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The provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 43) of Division 1 of the Civil Code, relating to l…
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(a) A candidate or state measure proponent is liable for any slander or libel committed by a committ…
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(a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of t…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act …
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California is entering its first-ever g…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Advertisement” m…
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(a) Any large online platform shall develop and implement procedures for the use of state-of-the-art…
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(a) Any large online platform shall develop and implement procedures for the use of state-of-the-art…
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(a) A large online platform shall provide an easily accessible way for California residents to repor…
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The Attorney General or any district attorney or city attorney may seek injunctive or other equitabl…
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This chapter applies to materially deceptive content, regardless of the language used in the content…
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(a) This chapter does not preclude a large online platform from blocking, removing, or labeling any …
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This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (a) A regularly published online newspaper, mag…
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The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is…
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The county elections official in each county shall compile and make available to the Legislature or …
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(a) Upon receipt of certified final maps from the Citizens Redistricting Commission setting forth th…
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Each house of the Legislature shall be a proper party to, and, if not originally named as a party, s…
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(a) (1) In 2030 and in each year ending in the number zero thereafter, the Department of Corrections…
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(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Fair And Inclusive Redistricting for Municip…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Adopt” or “adopt…
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This chapter applies to a county, county office of education, general law city, charter city, school…
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(a) Following or concurrent with the decision to establish district-based elections for a legislativ…
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(a) For redistricting occurring in 2031 and thereafter, the boundaries of the election districts sha…
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(a) Before a districting body adopts new election district boundaries, including when a local jurisd…
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(a) The local jurisdiction shall make a good faith effort to encourage residents, including those in…
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(a) No later than December 15, 2030, and no later than December 15 in each year ending in the number…
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(a) If the districting body does not adopt election district boundaries by the deadlines set forth i…
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This chapter sets forth the congressional districts.
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Congressional District 01 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 01 BUT…
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Congressional District 02 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 02 DEL…
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Congressional District 03 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 03 NEV…
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Congressional District 04 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 04 COL…
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Congressional District 05 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 05 ALP…
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Congressional District 06 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 06 P…
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Congressional District 07 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 07 E…
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Congressional District 08 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 08 SOL…
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Congressional District 09 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 09 C…
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Congressional District 10 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 10 A…
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Congressional District 11 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 11 S…
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Congressional District 12 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 12 A…
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Congressional District 13 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 13 MER…
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Congressional District 14 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 14 A…
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Congressional District 15 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 15 S…
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Congressional District 16 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 16 S…
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Congressional District 17 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 17 A…
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Congressional District 18 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 18 SAN…
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Congressional District 19 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 19 M…
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Congressional District 20 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 20 F…
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Congressional District 21 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 21 F…
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Congressional District 22 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 22 F…
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Congressional District 23 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 23 K…
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Congressional District 24 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 24 SAN…
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Congressional District 25 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 25 IMP…
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Congressional District 26 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 26 L…
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Congressional District 27 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 27 L…
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Congressional District 28 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 28 L…
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Congressional District 29 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 29 L…
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Congressional District 30 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 30 L…
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Congressional District 31 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 31 L…
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Congressional District 32 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 32 L…
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Congressional District 33 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 33 R…
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Congressional District 34 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 34 L…
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Congressional District 35 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 35 L…
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Congressional District 36 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 36 L…
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Congressional District 37 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 37 L…
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Congressional District 38 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 38 L…
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Congressional District 39 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 39 R…
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Congressional District 40 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 40 O…
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Congressional District 41 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 41 L…
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Congressional District 42 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 42 L…
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Congressional District 43 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 43 L…
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Congressional District 44 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 44 L…
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Congressional District 45 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 45 L…
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Congressional District 46 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 46 O…
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Congressional District 47 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 47 O…
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Congressional District 48 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 48 R…
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Congressional District 49 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 49 O…
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Congressional District 50 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 50 S…
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Congressional District 51 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 51 S…
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Congressional District 52 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 52 S…
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In the event that a census tract or census block is not listed, is listed more than once, or is only…
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This chapter shall become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 of the 2025–26 Regul…
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This chapter shall remain in effect only until a new map of congressional districts is certified by …
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Following a county’s decision to elect its board using district-based elections, or following each f…
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This chapter applies to a county that elects members of the county’s board of supervisors by distric…
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(a) After redistricting or districting, a board shall not adopt new supervisorial district boundarie…
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(a) The term of office of any supervisor who has been elected and whose term of office has not expir…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Boar…
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There is, in the County of San Luis Obispo, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year followi…
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(a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the …
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(a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces p…
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(a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a…
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A commission member shall not do any of the following: (a) While serving on the commission, endorse,…
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(a) The commission may only remove a commission member for substantial neglect of duty, gross miscon…
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If the commission is unable to act because it has fewer than seven voting commission members, within…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Boar…
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There is, in the County of Los Angeles, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following t…
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(a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2020, and in each year ending in the …
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(a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces p…
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(a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a…
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A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appoin…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Boar…
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There is, in the County of Riverside, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following the…
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(a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the …
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(a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces p…
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(a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a…
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(a) A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of ap…
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Implementation of this chapter is contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or other…
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(a) As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Board” means the …
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(a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces p…
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(a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a…
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A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appoin…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Boar…
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There is, in the County of Merced, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following the ye…
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(a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the …
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(a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces p…
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(a) A commission member shall not communicate with any individual or organization regarding redistri…
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(a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a…
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A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appoin…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Boar…
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There is, in the County of Fresno, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following the ye…
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(a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the …
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(a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces p…
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(a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a…
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A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appoin…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Boar…
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There is, in the County of Kern, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following the year…
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(a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the …
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(a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces p…
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(a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a…
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A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appoin…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Boar…
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There is, in the County of Orange, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following the ye…
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(a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the …
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(a) (1) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforc…
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(a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a…
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A commission member shall not do any of the following: (a) While serving on the commission, endorse,…
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(a) The commission may only remove a commission member for substantial neglect of duty, gross miscon…
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If a commission member resigns or is removed pursuant to Section 21586, the chair of the commission …
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If the commission is unable to act because it has fewer than nine voting commission members, the Aud…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Boar…
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There is, in the County of Sacramento, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following th…
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(a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the …
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(a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces p…
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(a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a…
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A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appoin…
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This article applies to a general law city that elects members of the city’s legislative body by dis…
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Following a city’s decision to elect its council using district-based elections, or following each f…
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(a) If the boundaries of a city expand by the addition of new territory, including through annexatio…
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(a) After redistricting or districting, a council shall not adopt new council district boundaries un…
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(a) The term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not e…
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This article applies to a charter city that elects members of the city’s legislative body by distric…
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Following a city’s decision to elect its council using district-based elections, or following each f…
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(a) If the boundaries of a city expand by the addition of new territory, including through annexatio…
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(a) After redistricting or districting, a council shall not adopt new council district boundaries un…
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(a) The term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not e…
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If a council assigns the responsibility to recommend or to adopt new district boundaries to a hybrid…
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(a) Following a special district’s decision to elect its board of directors using district-based ele…
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This chapter and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21100) do not apply to special districts in whic…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Advisory redistr…
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A local jurisdiction may establish by resolution, ordinance, or charter amendment an independent red…
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(a) This section applies to advisory redistricting commissions. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, t…
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(a) This section applies to hybrid redistricting commissions and independent redistricting commissio…
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A local jurisdiction, except for a county, may contract with a county in which the local jurisdictio…