Title ELEC — California Elec. Code

The number of candidates for delegates grouped on a nomination paper shall be equal to the total number of delegates to be elected by the party. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The candidates of each group shall be selected as follows: (a) No less than two-thirds shall be selected to represent congressional districts, and each of these candidates shall be a resident of the district which he or she is selected to represent. Congressional district candida…

The number of alternates to be selected shall be no greater than one for each delegate, and the alternates shall be selected in the manner prescribed by Section 6563. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Each group of candidates for delegates that intends to pledge itself to the candidacy of a particular candidate for presidential nominee shall have the endorsement of the candidate for presidential nominee for whom the members of the group have filed a preference. The endorsement…

Any candidate whose nomination paper is filed in more than one group is disqualified from running as a member of any group. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Each candidate for delegate to the American Independent Party convention shall file with the Secretary of State, before the circulation of nomination papers of the group of candidates of which he or she is a member, an affidavit which shall be in substantially the following form:…

Nomination papers for candidates for delegates shall be signed by voters registered as affiliated with the American Independent Party equal in number to not less than 1 percent of the number of persons registered as members of the American Independent Party as reflected in the re…

This article applies to the nomination of a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the primary ballot, to the nomination of a slate of delegates pledged to the candidacy of a particular candidate, and to the nomination of a slate of delegates not expressing a prefer…

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 prior to the presidential primary.

Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot may sign only one paper. He or she shall declare his or her intention to support the presidential preference candidate or the group of candidates for delegates, add his or her place of residence, and give his o…

Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the presidential preference candidate, or the names of the candidates for delegates comprising the group, and, if applicable, that they have expressed a preference for a named person as cand…

Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the affidavit of the circulator who obtained signatures to it, which shall meet all of the requirements of Section 104. No other affidavit is required.

A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters, until it is otherwise proved by comparison of the signatures with the affidavits of registration in the office of the elections official. (Enacted by St…

The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the 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…

The nomination paper for a group of candidates for delegates, to the national convention shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON BEHALF OF GROUP OF CANDIDATES FOR DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Section ____________Page ______…

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.

An elections official or deputy elections official may not serve as a circulator and circulators may not obtain signatures within 100 feet of any election booth or polling place.

Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned to the candidate, committee, or duly authorized representatives. All the sections circulated in any county shall be collected by the candidate, committee, or duly authorized representatives, who shall arr…

Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for any candidate or group of candidates shall be numbered in order. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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

Within five days after any nomination papers are left with him or her for examination, the elections official shall: (a) Examine and affix to them a certificate reciting that he or she has examined them and stating the number of names which have not been marked “not sufficient.” …

The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate or group of candidates shall be in substantially the following form: Certificate of County Elections Official to Nomination Papers of Candidate or Group of Candidates To the Secretary of State:I, County…

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 his or her duly authorized representative, of that fact. Upon receipt of a sufficient number o…

For the presidential primary election, the format of the American Independent Party ballot shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13, with the following exceptions: (a) In place of the heading “Delegates to National Convention, vote for one gro…

Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, not later than 21 days before the primary election, file his or her endorsement of his or her write-in candidacy with the Secretary of State, or no votes shall be…

The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in his or her office a statement of the canvassed returns filed with him or her by the election officials. The compiled statement shall show for each group the total of the votes receiv…

The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to each person who is a member of the group that received the largest vote cast for any group of that party, the person thereby being elected as delegate to his or her na…

Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality of the votes cast in the delegate selection primary shall, within 37 days after the primary election, file a list of delegates to the national convention with the Secretary of State in the manner prescribed in Sections 6563 a…

If the candidate fails to file a list of delegates, the state central committee of the party shall, within 10 days of the end of the 37-day period required in Section 6642, file a list of delegates with the Secretary of State. The delegation shall go to the convention unpledged t…

If a group of candidates for delegates preferring a particular presidential candidate are elected at the presidential primary, the delegates to the national convention shall, before leaving the state to attend the convention, meet together and select a chairperson of the delegati…

If a group of candidates for delegates expressing no preference for a particular presidential candidate are elected, the chairperson of the group shall serve as chairperson of the delegation. If, for any reason, the chairperson of the group becomes unable to serve as chairperson …

If a vacancy exists in the office of the delegate or alternate, the chairperson of the delegation shall designate a person to fill that vacancy. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The alternate of any delegate who is unable to attend the convention shall attend the convention in his or her place and shall otherwise discharge the duties of that delegate. An alternate shall not vote in place of the delegate whom he or she represents when the delegate is occu…

The state central committee shall consist of all of the following persons: (a) All delegates to the state convention. (b) The chairperson of each county central committee of the party. (c) Members appointed pursuant to this part. (d) Any person nominated to fill a vacancy in a pa…

Each delegate to the state convention shall appoint to membership on this committee one voter of the same sex as the delegate and two voters of the opposite sex. These appointments when so made shall be absolute. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

A delegate to the state convention who at the date of that state convention is the incumbent of any of the offices listed in Section 7550 may appoint, without regard to sex, two additional voters to membership on this committee of this party. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec…

Any person who is a member of this committee by virtue of having been nominated to fill a vacancy in a partisan office in a special election, shall within 60 days of the special election, appoint members to this committee in the same manner as delegates to the state convention ma…

Each delegate to the state convention shall send a notice by mail to each person whom he or she has appointed as a member of this committee, that will inform him or her that: (a) He or she is a member of the committee. (b) The committee will meet in Sacramento and the date of the…

A person is not eligible for appointment to this committee if he or she is not registered as affiliated with this party at the time of his or her appointment. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

This committee may remove any member who, during his or her term of membership, affiliates with or registers as a member of another party. This committee may also remove any appointed member who publicly advocates that the voters should not vote for the nominee of the party for a…

In the event of the appointment of an ineligible person, or whenever any member of this committee dies, resigns, or becomes incapacitated to act, or removes from the jurisdiction of the committee, or ceases to be a member of the committee’s party, a vacancy exists that shall be f…

Should a member appointed to membership pursuant to Section 7603 or 7604 cease to be a member for any of the reasons specified in Section 7611, the vacancy shall be filled by the person who appointed him or her, unless that person is himself or herself no longer a member of this …

In the event the appointment of alternate or associate members is authorized by statute or the rules of the committee, this committee shall supply forms to the members for the appointment of those members. The forms shall be in substantially the same language as set forth in Sect…

Each delegate to the state convention may appoint three voters as associate members of this committee. An associate member shall have those privileges and obligations as are given to him or her by the rules of the committee but shall not be able to vote. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, …

The committee shall convene in the same community where the state convention is held, at 10 a.m. on the Sunday following the state convention.

Revocation or change of proxies shall be recognized by this committee on proxies and credentials only upon a personal request made by the member before the committee. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The chairperson of this committee shall call the committee to order at 10 a.m. on the day of first meeting. The next business in order shall be the election of a temporary chairperson, which may be by acclamation, unless there is a contest, in which event the roll shall be called…

The temporary chairperson, upon election, shall immediately appoint a committee on proxies and credentials, consisting of one member from each senatorial district, selected from among the members of this committee certified by the Secretary of State. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. …

This committee shall choose its officers by rollcall vote, poll of senatorial district delegations, or any other method as may be prescribed by the committee. Its officers shall have the power usually exercised by the officers of those committees insofar as may be consistent with…