Title ELEC, California Elec. Code

The contestant shall verify the statement of contest, as provided by Section 446 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and shall file it within the following times after the declaration of the result of the election by the body canvassing the returns thereof: (a) In cases other than ca…

When the reception of illegal votes is alleged as a cause of contest, it is sufficient to state generally that in one or more specified voting precincts illegal votes were given to the defendant, which, if taken from him or her, will reduce the number of his or her legal votes be…

An election shall not be set aside on account of eligible voters being denied the right to vote, unless it appears that a sufficient number of voters were denied the right to vote as to change the result. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 173, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)

A statement of the grounds of contest shall not be rejected nor the proceedings dismissed by any court for want of form, if the grounds of contest are alleged with such certainty as will advise the defendant of the particular proceeding or cause for which the election is conteste…

The affidavit shall specify separately each precinct in which any irregularity or improper conduct took place, or in which a recount is demanded, and the nature of the mistake, error, misconduct, or other cause of contest, and the date of completion of the official canvass of the…

The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to encourage every candidate for public office in this state to subscribe to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices. It is the ultimate intent of the Legislature that every candidate for public office in this state who sub…

This chapter applies to the presidential preference primary ballot of the Green Party only. As used in this chapter, “Green Party” means the Green Party of California. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 95. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

The Green Party presidential preference primary ballot shall express the presidential preference of California voters who vote in the Green Party presidential preference primary election. National convention delegates shall be selected as provided for in the bylaws and the rules …

A filing fee shall not be required from a person to be voted for in a Green Party presidential primary. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 726, Sec. 2. (AB 477) Effective January 1, 2016.)

The defendant shall be named in the affidavit. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The affidavit shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court having jurisdiction within five days after the completion of the official canvass by the county last making the declaration. In the case of an office for which candidates are certified for the ballot by…

As used in this chapter, “Code” means the Code of Fair Campaign Practices. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Green Party presidential preference primary ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that the candidate is generally advocated for or recognized throughout the United States or California as actively see…

On or before the 120th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall send a letter by first-class mail to the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State informing the Green Party Liaison that, while a response is not required, any information the …

On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall publicly announce and distribute to the news media for publication a list of the candidates the Secretary of State intends to place on the ballot at the following presidential primar…

When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Sections 6851 and 6852, the Secretary of State shall notify the candidate that her or his name will appear on the Green Party presidential preference primary ballot. (Added by Stats. 20…

If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary election, an affidavit stating without qualification that she or he is not a candidate for the office of President of the United States…

An unselected candidate desiring to have her or his name placed on the presidential preference primary ballot shall have nomination papers circulated on her or his behalf. In order to qualify the name of that candidate for placement on the presidential preference primary ballot, …

This article applies only to contests on the grounds that: (a) The defendant is not eligible to the office in dispute. (b) The defendant has committed any offense against the elective franchise as defined in Division 18 (commencing with Section 18000). (c) A sufficient number of …

If the nomination contested is for an office including a political subdivision of more than one county, the superior court of any county within the political subdivision has jurisdiction, and the contestant may file in any county within the political subdivision. There shall be n…

After the affidavit is filed with the clerk of the superior court, a copy of the affidavit shall be personally served upon the defendant or sent to the defendant by certified mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the defendant at the place of residence name…

The defendant, after receipt of the copy of the affidavit, may file an answer and a cross-contest affidavit within five days. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

No special appearance, demurrer or objection may be taken other than by the affidavits which shall be considered a general appearance in the contest. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

At the time an individual is issued his or her declaration of candidacy, nomination papers, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the elections official shall give the individual a blank form of the code and a copy of this chapter. The el…

The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to be printed, blank forms of the code. The Secretary of State shall supply the forms to the elections officials in quantities and at times requested by the elections officials. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The elections official shall accept, at all times prior to the election, all completed forms that are properly subscribed to by a candidate for public office and shall retain them for public inspection until 30 days after the election. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Every code subscribed to by a candidate for public office pursuant to this chapter is a public record open for public inspection. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

In no event shall a candidate for public office be required to subscribe to or endorse the code. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

This article applies to the nomination of a Green Party candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 100. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left, for examination, with the elections official of the county in which they are circulated at least 81 days before the presidential preference primary election. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec…

Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential preference primary ballot may sign only one paper. The signer shall add her or his printed name and place of residence indicating city and giving the street and number, if any. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 102. (SB 1…

A nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the presidential preference candidate. Each section shall bear the name of the county in which it is circulated. Only voters of the county registered as preferring the Green Party are competen…

Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the declaration of the circulator who obtained signatures to it, which shall meet all of the requirements of Section 104. No other declaration is required to be made. (Added by Stats. 2…

A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters registered as preferring the Green Party until it is otherwise proven by comparison of the signatures with the affidavits of registration in the office o…

The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY CANDIDATE Section ____________ Page ____________ County of __…

Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of the candidate or group of candidates at any time not more than 120 nor less than 81 days prior to the presidential primary. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 21. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)

Before filing, the sections of a nomination paper for a candidate shall be numbered in order. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 726, Sec. 2. (AB 477) Effective January 1, 2016.)

Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties shall not be fastened together. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 726, Sec. 2. (AB 477) Effective January 1, 2016.)

The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with her or him for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of that county that does not appear in the same handwriting on an affidavit of registration in the office of the ele…

Within five days after any nomination papers are left with the elections official for examination, the elections official shall do both of the following: (a) Examine and affix to the nomination papers a certificate reciting that she or he has examined them and stating the number …

The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate shall be in substantially the following form: CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICIAL TO NOMINATION PAPERS OF A CANDIDATE To the Secretary of State: I, County Elections Official of the County of ______…

Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the nomination of a candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot, the Secretary of State shall notify the candidate or her or his duly authorized representative of that fact. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 726, Sec. 2.…

This article applies only to contests on the ground that due to mistake, error, or misconduct the votes in any precinct were so incorrectly counted as to change the result. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The superior court of that county in which is located the precinct in which the contestant demands a recount has jurisdiction. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

No service other than as provided in this section need be made upon the defendant. The affidavit shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court within five days after the completion of the official canvass. Upon the filing of the affidavit the county elections of…

All candidates at any primary election are permitted to be candidates under this code only upon the condition that jurisdiction for the purposes of the proceeding authorized by this article shall exist in the manner and under the conditions provided for by Section 16462. (Enacted…