citation: ELEC § 6342

text: If a selected candidate or a nonselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary, an affidavit stating without qualification that he or she is not now a candidate for the office of President of the United States at the forthcoming presidential primary election, his or her name shall be omitted from the list of names certified by the Secretary of State to the county elections officials for the ballot and his or her name shall not appear on the presidential primary ballot.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 312, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2000.)


kind: section

code: ELEC

citation: ELEC § 6343

text: Any unselected candidate desiring to have his or her name placed on the presidential primary ballot shall have nomination papers circulated in his or her behalf. In order to qualify his or her name for placement on the presidential primary ballot, the candidate’s nomination papers shall be signed by voters registered as affiliated with the Republican Party equal in number to not less than 1 percent of the number of persons registered as members of the Republican Party, as reflected in the report of registration issued by the Secretary of State on the 135th day preceding the presidential primary election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1999.)

division: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

chapter: 2. Republican Presidential Primary

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 3. Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State


citation: ELEC § 6360

text: Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left for examination with the county elections official of the county in which they are circulated at least 81 days prior to the presidential primary.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 109. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)

article: 4. Nomination Papers

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 4. Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6361

text: Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only one paper. He or she shall declare his or her intention to support the candidate for nomination, add his or her place of residence, and give his or her street and number if any.

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

article: 4. Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6362

text: Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the names of the candidate. Each section shall bear the name of the county in which it is circulated. Only voters of the county registered as intending to affiliate with the political party by which the nominations are to be made are competent to sign.

article: 4. Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6363

text: 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. The affidavit of any circulator shall be verified free of charge by any officer authorized to administer oaths.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 5. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)

article: 4. Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6364

text: 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 county elections official.

article: 4. Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6365

text:
The nomination paper for a candidate shall be in substantially the following form:SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON BEHALF OF CANDIDATESection ____________Page ____________County of __________. Nomination paper for ____________ as presidential nominee of the Republican Party.State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.SIGNER’S STATEMENTI, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____________, State of California, and am registered as intending to affiliate with the Republican Party. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidates for the same office, and further declare that I intend to support the nomination of the candidate named herein at the Republican Party presidential primary to be held on the ____________ day of ____________, 20____.NumberSignaturePrinted nameResidence 1. 2. 3. etc. CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVITI, ________, solemnly swear (or affirm) all of the following:1.That I am 18 years of age or older.2.That my residence address, including street and number, is . [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is .]

3.That I secured signatures in the County of ________ to the nomination paper of the candidate named in the signer’s statement above as candidate for nomination by the Republican Party at its presidential primary election; that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____________, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____________, 20__, and ____________, 20__, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. (Signed)CirculatorSubscribed and sworn to before me this ____________ day of ____________, 20 ____.(SEAL)Notary Public (or other official)

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 6. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)

article: 4. Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6382

text: Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of a candidate at any time not more than 120 nor less than 81 days prior to the presidential primary.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 10. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)

article: 5. Circulators

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 5. Circulators


citation: ELEC § 6383

text: A county elections official or deputy county elections official may not circulate a nomination paper. Circulators may not obtain signatures within 100 feet of any election booth or polling place.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2000.)

article: 5. Circulators


citation: ELEC § 6400

text: Each section of a nomination paper shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the candidate or his or her designee. All the sections circulated in any county shall be collected by the candidate or his or her designee and he or she shall arrange and leave the sections with the county elections official for examination.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2000.)

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 6. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6401

text: Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for a candidate shall be numbered in order.

article: 6. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6402

text: Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties shall not be thus fastened together.


citation: ELEC § 6403

text: The county 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 which does not appear in the same handwriting on an affidavit of registration in the office of the county elections official. He or she shall also disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of his or her county who has not stated his or her intention to affiliate with the Republican Party.


citation: ELEC § 6404

text:
Within five days after any nomination papers are left with him or her for examination, the county 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.”

(b) Transmit the papers with the certificate of examination to the Secretary of State, who shall file the papers.


citation: ELEC § 6405

text: The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers of a candidate shall be in substantially the following form:COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIAL’S CERTIFICATE TO NOMINATION PAPERS OF A CANDIDATETo the Secretary of State:I, County Elections Official of the County of _____________, hereby certify that I have examined the nomination papers, to which this certificate is attached, of the candidate for the ensuing presidential primary, and that the number of names which I have not marked “not sufficient” is ______________.The candidate named in the nomination papers is ______________.Dated this ____________ day of ____________, 20____.________________________ , County Elections OfficialBy____________________ , Deputy

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 4. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: ELEC § 6406

text: No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at a presidential primary.


citation: ELEC § 6420

text:
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 county elections officials.

The compiled statement shall show for each candidate the total of the votes received and the votes received in each county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 7. Canvass of Returns. Certificate of Election


citation: ELEC § 6421

text: The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to the candidate who received the largest vote cast of that party, that person thereby being the party’s presidential nominee candidate from California.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)

article: 7. Canvass of Returns. Certificate of Election


citation: ELEC § 6422

text: The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certification to each person selected as a delegate.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)


citation: ELEC § 6440

text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall be provided on the presidential primary ballot for an elector to write in the name of a candidate for President of the United States.

article: 8. Write-in Candidates

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 8. Write-in Candidates


citation: ELEC § 6441

text: 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 counted for him or her.

article: 8. Write-in Candidates


citation: ELEC § 6442

text: Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality of the votes cast for President of the United States shall, within 10 days after the primary election, file a list of delegates to the national convention of his or her political party with the Secretary of State in the manner prescribed in Section 6471.

article: 8. Write-in Candidates


citation: ELEC § 6443

text: If the candidate fails to file a list of delegates, the state central committee of the party in whose primary the candidate received the plurality vote shall, within 10 days of the end of the 10-day period required in Section 6442, file a list of delegates with the Secretary of State. The delegation shall go to the convention unpledged to any candidate.

article: 8. Write-in Candidates


citation: ELEC § 6460

text: Every candidate whether selected pursuant to Section 6340, or unselected as referred to in Section 6343, who wishes to have a delegation of electors pledged to his or her candidacy in accordance with the result of the presidential preference primary or who wishes to have an official California delegation at the Republican National Convention shall form a delegation in compliance with Section 6461.

article: 9. Selection of Delegates

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 9. Selection of Delegates


citation: ELEC § 6461

text:
(a) The delegation of each candidate shall be composed as follows:

(1) Seventy-eight percent of the delegation, or the nearest whole number thereto which provides for a total number of district delegates equal to at least three times the number of congressional districts within the state, shall be composed of three delegates selected for each congressional district.

(2) The remainder of the delegation shall be composed of delegates selected at large from throughout the state.

The names of the persons chosen as delegates shall be submitted to the Secretary of State, by the candidate or his or her designee, no later than 30 days before the presidential primary election for certification.

(b) There shall be no more than one alternate per delegate. Alternates shall be appointed by the candidate or his or her designee and shall be appointed by congressional districts, the number per congressional district to be no less than three. Such alternates shall be submitted to the Secretary of State within 30 days after the primary for certification.

(c) Each delegate to the Republican National Convention shall use his or her best efforts at the convention for the party’s presidential nominee candidate from California to whom the delegate has pledged support until the person is nominated for the office of President of the United States by the convention, receives less than 10 percent of the votes for nomination by the convention, releases the delegate from his or her obligation, or until two convention nominating ballots have been taken. Thereafter, each delegate shall be free to vote as he or she chooses, and no rule may be adopted by a delegation requiring the delegation to vote as a body or causing the vote of any delegate to go uncounted or unreported.

article: 9. Selection of Delegates


citation: ELEC § 6480

text:
The format of the presidential portion of the Republican primary ballot shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13, with the following exceptions:

(a) Instructions to voters shall exclude any reference to groups of candidates preferring a person whose name appears on the ballot or references to any group of candidates not expressing a preference for a particular candidate.

(b) In place of the heading: “for delegates to national convention. Vote for One Group Only.” shall appear the heading: “presidential preference. Vote for One.”

(c) Candidates for President shall be listed on the ballot in the same order provided for in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13 for statewide candidates.

(d) Only the names of selected and unselected presidential candidates shall appear on the ballot in the spaces provided. No reference shall be made to their being preferred by candidates for delegates to the national convention.

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 10. Republican Presidential Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6500

text: This chapter shall be applicable to the presidential primary ballot of the American Independent Party only.

article: 1. General Provisions

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 1. General Provisions


citation: ELEC § 6501

text: The presidential primary ballot shall be divided into a presidential preference portion and a delegate selection portion.

chapter: 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: ELEC § 6502

text: No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at any presidential primary.

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: ELEC § 6520

text:
(a) The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the American Independent Party presidential preference ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that the candidate is generally advocated for or recognized in the news media throughout the United States or California as actively seeking the nomination of the American Independent Party for President of the United States.

(b) 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 primary election. Following this announcement the Secretary of State may add candidates to the Secretary of State’s selection, but the Secretary of State may not delete any candidate whose name appears on the announced list.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 11. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6521

text:
When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Section 6520, he or she shall notify the candidate that his or her name will appear on the ballot of this state in the presidential primary.

The Secretary of State shall also notify the candidate that he or she may withdraw his or her name from the ballot by filing with the Secretary of State an affidavit pursuant to Section 6522, no later than the 68th day before that election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 312, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2000.)

article: 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6522

text: If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary, an affidavit stating without qualification that he or she is not now a candidate for the office of President of the United States at the forthcoming presidential primary election, his or her name shall be omitted from the list of names certified by the Secretary of State to the county elections officials for the ballot and his or her name shall not appear on the presidential preference portion of the primary ballot.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 312, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2000.)


citation: ELEC § 6523

text: Any unselected candidate desiring to have his or her name placed on the presidential preference primary ballot without filing a group of candidates for delegates, shall have nomination papers circulated in his or her behalf. In order to qualify his or her name for placement on the presidential preference primary ballot, the candidate’s nomination papers 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 report of registration issued by the Secretary of State on the 135th day preceding the presidential primary election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1999.)


citation: ELEC § 6524

text: The name of any presidential candidate, to whom are pledged a group of candidates who have qualified by petition for the delegate selection portion of the presidential primary ballot, shall, in addition, be automatically placed on the presidential preference portion of the ballot, without the filing of a separate petition for the presidential preference portion of the ballot.


citation: ELEC § 6540

text: The Chairperson of the State Central Committee of the American Independent Party shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the presidential primary as to the number of delegates to represent the state in the next national convention of his or her party.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1999.)

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 3. Determination of Number of Delegates to National Convention


citation: ELEC § 6541

text:
The notification of the number of delegates shall be in substantially the following form:

STATEMENT OF NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY NATIONAL CONVENTION

To the Secretary of State Sacramento, California

You are hereby notified that the number of delegates to represent the State of California in the next national convention of the American Independent Party is ____.

Dated this ____ day of ____, 20__.Chairperson of the State Central Committee of the American Independent Party.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 5. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.)

article: 3. Determination of Number of Delegates to National Convention


citation: ELEC § 6542

text: If the chairperson of the state central committee fails to file a notice as to the number of delegates, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the number from the call for the national convention issued by the national committee of the party.


citation: ELEC § 6543

text: The Secretary of State shall, on or before the 110th day preceding the presidential primary, certify to the county elections official of each county the number of delegates to be elected by the American Independent Party.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1999.)


citation: ELEC § 6560

text: Any three or more voters of the state who are registered as intending to affiliate with the American Independent Party may join as a committee in proposing the nomination of a group of candidates for delegates. The committee may elect its officers, select the candidates for delegates, select the chairman of the committee, secure the endorsement of the person, if any, preferred by the committee as candidate for presidential nominee, appoint alternates, assemble and file all necessary papers, and take all other action which may be necessary for the organization and election of the group. The committee in performing its functions may act through its officers or designated representatives.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2000.)

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 4. Qualification of Groups of Candidates for Delegate Selection Portion of Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6561

text: The committee, on or before the 104th day before the presidential primary election, shall file with the Secretary of State a statement containing the name of the committee and the names of its officers.

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

article: 4. Qualification of Groups of Candidates for Delegate Selection Portion of Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6562

text: 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.


citation: ELEC § 6563

text:
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 candidates shall be apportioned among congressional districts according to the ratio which the American Independent Party registration in the district bears to the total statewide registration of the party as determined by the Secretary of State on January 1 of the year in which the presidential primary is held, except that at least one candidate in the group shall be a resident of each congressional district.

(b) No more than one-third may be selected from the state at large without regard to congressional district of residence.

If the names are not so selected, the names shall not be certified to the county elections official by the Secretary of State.


citation: ELEC § 6564

text: 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.


citation: ELEC § 6565

text: 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 of the candidate for presidential nominee shall be filed with the Secretary of State before the circulation of any nomination papers of a group of candidates pledged to the support of his or her candidacy as presidential nominee.


citation: ELEC § 6566

text: Any candidate whose nomination paper is filed in more than one group is disqualified from running as a member of any group.


citation: ELEC § 6567

text:
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:AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATEState of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.I, ____, reside at No. ____ Street, in the City (or Town) of ____, in the County of ____ in the ____ Congressional District, State of California; my election precinct is ____ and I reside and am a voter therein, my post office address is ____, County of ____.

I desire to be a candidate, at the presidential primary to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__, for delegate to the next national convention of the American Independent Party, and if elected as delegate I will qualify.

I personally prefer ____ as nominee of the American Independent Party for President of the United States, and hereby declare to the voters of my party in the State of California that if elected as delegate to their national party convention, I shall to the best of my judgment and ability, support ____ as nominee of the American Independent Party for president of the United States. (This statement of preference shall be omitted where the candidate for delegate is part of a group not expressing a preference for a particular candidate.)

I express no preference for a particular candidate. The chairman of my group is ____. (This statement shall be omitted where the candidate for delegate is part of a group expressing a preference for a particular candidate.)

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.(Signed) _________________________________________________________

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 6. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: ELEC § 6568

text: 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 report of registration issued by the Secretary of State on the 135th day preceding the presidential primary election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1999.)


citation: ELEC § 6580

text: 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 preference for a particular candidate.

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 5. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6581

text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 110. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)

article: 5. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers


citation: ELEC § 6582

text: 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 or her street and number if any.


citation: ELEC § 6583

text: 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 candidate for presidential nominee of the party. Each section shall bear the name of the county in which it is circulated. Only voters of the county registered as intending to affiliate with the American Independent Party are competent to sign.


citation: ELEC § 6584

text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 7. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)


citation: ELEC § 6585

text: 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.


citation: ELEC § 6586

text: 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 CANDIDATESection ____________Page ____________County of ______________. Nomination paper of a presidential preference candidate for the American Independent Party presidential primary ballot.State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.SIGNER’S STATEMENTI, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____________, State of California, and am registered as intending to affiliate with the American Independent Party. I hereby nominate ____________ for the presidential preference portion of the American Independent Party’s presidential primary ballot, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____________ day of ____________, 20____. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for the same office, or for any group of delegates, to the national convention of the party, and I further declare that I intend to support the candidate named herein.NumberSignaturePrinted nameResidence 1. 2. 3.etc. CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVITI, ______, solemnly swear (or affirm) all of the following:1.That I am 18 years of age or older.2.That my residence address, including street and number, is . [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is .]3.That I secured signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of a candidate in the presidential preference primary of the American Independent Party; that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20_, and ____, 20_, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. (Signed)Circulator

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 8. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)


citation: ELEC § 6587

text:
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 CONVENTIONSection ____________Page ____________County of ______________. Nomination paper of group of candidates for election as delegates by the American Independent Party pledged to the candidacy of ____________ as presidential nominee or expressing no preference, as the case may be.State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.SIGNER’S STATEMENTI, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____________, State of California, and am registered as intending to affiliate with the American Independent Party. I hereby nominate the following:Residencecity NumberNamesor townCounty 1. 2. 3.etc.(to such number as may be required) etc., as candidates for delegates to the American Independent Party’s National Convention, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____________ day of ____________, 20____. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidates for the same office, or of any candidate for the presidential preference portion of the primary ballot, and I further declare that I intend to support for nomination the candidates named herein.NumberSignaturePrinted nameResidence 1. 2. 3.etc. CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVITI, ______, solemnly swear (or affirm) all of the following:1.That I am 18 years of age or older.2.That my residence address, including street and number, is . [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is .]

3.That I secured signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of the group of candidates named in the signer’s statement above as candidates for nomination and election by the American Independent Party as delegates to represent the State of California in the party’s next national convention; that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20_, and ____, 20_, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. (Signed)Circulator

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 9. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)


citation: ELEC § 6591

text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 13. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)


citation: ELEC § 6592

text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2000.)


citation: ELEC § 6593

text: 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 arrange and leave the sections with the elections official for examination.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2000.)


citation: ELEC § 6594

text: Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for any candidate or group of candidates shall be numbered in order.


citation: ELEC § 6595

text: 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.


citation: ELEC § 6596

text: 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 the elections official. He or she shall also disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of his or her county who has not stated his or her intention to affiliate with the political party named in the nomination papers.


citation: ELEC § 6597

text:
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.”

(b) Transmit the papers with the certificate of examination to the Secretary of State, who shall file the papers.


citation: ELEC § 6598

text: 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 CandidatesTo the Secretary of State: I, County Elections Official of the County of ________, hereby certify that I have examined the nomination papers, to which this certificate is attached, of the candidate or group of candidates for election at the ensuing presidential primary, and that the number of names which I have not marked “not sufficient” is __________. The candidate or group of candidates named in the nomination papers comprise the following (state names of candidates):etc.etc.etc.Dated this ________ day of ________, 20___.________________________(SEAL)County Elections OfficialBy Deputy

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 7. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: ELEC § 6599

text:
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 of signatures for the nomination of a group of candidates for delegates, the Secretary of State shall notify the chairperson of the committee of that fact.

In each case, the Secretary of State shall advise the person receiving the notification that no more signatures will be received.


citation: ELEC § 6620

text:
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 group only” shall appear the heading “Presidential Preference, vote for one”.

(b) Selected and unselected presidential candidates shall be listed below the heading specified in subdivision (a).

(c) Below the presidential candidates shall appear in the same column, or in the next column if there is not sufficient space in the first column, the heading “Delegates to National Convention, vote for one group.”

(d) The instructions to voters shall be the same as provided for in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13 except that they shall begin with the words, “To express your preference for a candidate for nomination for President, stamp a cross (+) in the square opposite the name of the candidate. Your vote in this portion of the ballot is advisory only. Delegates to the national convention will be elected in the delegate selection portion of the ballot.”

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citation: ELEC § 6621

text: 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 counted for him or her.

article: 6. American Independent Presidential Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6640

text:
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 received, the votes received in each county, and the names of the candidates comprising that group.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)

article: 7. Postelection Proceedings

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citation: ELEC § 6641

text: 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 national party convention.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)

article: 7. Postelection Proceedings


citation: ELEC § 6642

text: 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 and 6564.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)

article: 7. Postelection Proceedings


citation: ELEC § 6643

text: 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 to any candidate.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)

article: 7. Postelection Proceedings


citation: ELEC § 6644

text: 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 delegation.

article: 7. Postelection Proceedings


citation: ELEC § 6645

text: 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 of the delegation, the delegates shall meet and select a new chairperson as provided in Section 6644.

article: 7. Postelection Proceedings


citation: ELEC § 6646

text: 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.

article: 7. Postelection Proceedings


citation: ELEC § 6647

text: 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 occupying his or her seat at the convention.

article: 7. Postelection Proceedings


citation: ELEC § 6700

text: This chapter shall be applicable to the presidential primary ballot of the Peace and Freedom Party only.

article: 1. General Provisions

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citation: ELEC § 6701

text: The Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary ballot shall be divided into a presidential preference portion and a national convention delegate selection portion.

chapter: 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: ELEC § 6702

text: No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at any Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary.

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: ELEC § 6720

text: The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Peace and Freedom Party presidential preference 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 seeking the presidential nomination of the Peace and Freedom Party or the national party with which the Peace and Freedom Party is affiliated.

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citation: ELEC § 6721

text: 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 Chairpersons of record of the Peace and Freedom Party State and County Central Committees, informing them that, while a response is not required, any information they wish to submit will be considered by the Secretary of State in the determination of candidates to be placed on the Peace and Freedom Party presidential preference primary ballot pursuant to Section 6720.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 14. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)


citation: ELEC § 6722

text: 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 primary election. Following this announcement, the Secretary of State may add to the Secretary of State’s selection, but the Secretary of State may not delete any candidate whose name appears on the announced list. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the list and any subsequent additions thereto to the Chairpersons of the Peace and Freedom Party State and County Central Committees.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 15. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)


citation: ELEC § 6723

text:
When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Sections 6720 and 6722, the Secretary of State shall notify the candidate that her or his name will appear on the Peace and Freedom Party presidential preference primary ballot of this state, but that a committee must be formed, delegates certified, and a petition filed pursuant to this chapter in order to have her or his name appear on the delegate selection portion of the presidential primary ballot.

The Secretary of State shall also notify the candidate that she or he may withdraw her or his name from the ballot by filing with the Secretary of State an affidavit pursuant to Section 6724, no later than the 68th day before that election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 312, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2000.)


citation: ELEC § 6724

text: If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary, an affidavit stating without qualification that she or he is not a candidate for the office of President of the United States at the forthcoming presidential primary election, the name of that candidate shall be omitted from the list of names certified by the Secretary of State to the elections official for the ballot and the name of that candidate shall not appear on the presidential preference portion of the primary ballot.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 312, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2000.)


citation: ELEC § 6725

text: Any unselected candidate desiring to have her or his name placed on the presidential preference primary ballot without filing a group of candidates for delegates, 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, the nomination papers of the candidate shall be signed by voters registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party equal in number to not less than 1 percent of the number of persons registered as members of the Peace and Freedom Party as reflected in the report of registration issued by the Secretary of State on the 135th day preceding the presidential primary election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1999.)


citation: ELEC § 6726

text: Whenever a group of candidates for delegates pledged to a particular presidential candidate qualifies by petition for the national convention delegate selection portion of the presidential primary ballot, the name of the presidential candidate to whom the group is pledged shall automatically be placed on the presidential preference portion of the ballot, without the filing of a separate petition for the presidential preference portion of the ballot.

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


citation: ELEC § 6740

text:
The Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the presidential primary as to both of the following:

(a) The name of that national party with which the Peace and Freedom Party has affiliated, by vote of its state central committee, and the address and telephone number of the principal office of that national party.

(b) The number of delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of California at the next national convention of that national party.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)

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citation: ELEC § 6741

text: The notification of national affiliation and number of national convention delegates shall be in substantially the following form: Statement of National Affiliation and Number of National Convention Delegates for the Peace and Freedom Party of CaliforniaTo the Secretary of State: Sacramento, CaliforniaYou are hereby notified that the Peace and Freedom Party of California, by vote of its state central committee, has affiliated on the national level with the ______ Party. The address of the ______ Party’s principal office is ______, and its telephone number is _______. You are further notified that the number of delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of California in the next national convention of the ______ Party is ______.Dated this ______ day of ______, 19__.Chairperson of the State Central Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party of California

article: 3. Determination of Number to National Convention


citation: ELEC § 6742

text: If the Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee fails to file the notice required by Section 6741 by the 120th day preceding the presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the national affiliation of the party and the number of delegates from the chairperson or any other officer of record of the party state central committee or from the national party with which the Peace and Freedom Party was affiliated as indicated by the most recent statement of the affiliation on file by the chairperson of the party state central committee.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1999.)


citation: ELEC § 6743

text:
On or before the 110th day before the presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall certify all of the following to the elections official of each county:

(a) The name of that national party with which the Peace and Freedom Party is presently affiliated and the address and telephone number of the principal office of that national party.

(b) The number of delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of California in the next national convention of that national party.

(c) The number of delegate candidates to be selected from each territory pursuant to Sections 6744 and 6745 by each committee proposing a group of national convention delegates.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 1999.)


citation: ELEC § 6744

text: For the purposes of this chapter, the boundary between the northern and southern territories of the state shall be that latitudinal line coinciding with the northern boundaries of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties.


citation: ELEC § 6745

text: The number of delegate candidates to be selected from each territory by each group shall be, to the nearest whole number, proportional to that portion of the state’s registered Peace and Freedom Party voters residing in each territory as reflected in statements of voters and political affiliation transmitted to the Secretary of State on the 135th day before the presidential primary election.


citation: ELEC § 6760

text: Any five or more voters of the state who are registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party may join as a committee in proposing the nomination of a group of candidates for delegates. The committee may elect its officers, select the candidates for delegates, select the chairperson of the committee, secure the endorsement of the person, if any, preferred by the committee as candidate for presidential nominee, appoint alternates, assemble and file all necessary papers, and take all other action that may be necessary for the organization and election of the group. The committee in performing its functions may act through its officers or designated representatives.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2000.)

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citation: ELEC § 6761

text: The committee, on or before the 104th day before the presidential primary election, shall file with the Secretary of State a statement containing the name of the committee and the names, residence addresses and telephone numbers of at least five of its members, and its officers.

article: 4. Qualification of Group of Candidates for National Convention Delegate Portion of Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6762

text: The number of candidates for delegate grouped on a nomination paper shall be equal to the total number of delegates to be elected by the Peace and Freedom Party.


citation: ELEC § 6763

text: The names of the grouped candidates shall be so selected that the portion of the candidates for national convention delegates residing in the northern and southern territories shall be proportional, to the nearest whole number, to the portion of the state’s Peace and Freedom Party registered voters residing in each territory as computed and certified by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6743. If the names are not so selected, the names shall not be certified by the Secretary of State.


citation: ELEC § 6764

text: 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 6763.


citation: ELEC § 6765

text: Each group of candidates for delegate 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 of the candidate for presidential nominee shall be filed with the Secretary of State before the circulation of any nomination papers of a group of candidates pledged to the support of her or his candidacy as presidential nominee.


citation: ELEC § 6766

text: Any candidate for delegate whose nomination paper is filed in more than one group is disqualified from running as a member of any group.


citation: ELEC § 6767

text:
Each candidate for Peace and Freedom Party delegate to the national convention shall file with the Secretary of State, before the circulation of nomination papers of the group of candidates of which she or he is a member, a declaration which shall state all of the following:

(a) Her or his residence, with street and number, if any.

(b) That she or he is a voter registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party at her or his residence address.

(c) That she or he is a candidate for office of delegate.

(d) That she or he will not withdraw as a candidate before the presidential primary.

(e) That she or he will qualify as a delegate if elected.

(f) In the case of a candidate for delegate on a slate of delegates pledging itself to the candidacy of a particular candidate for presidential nominee, the following statement: “I personally prefer ____ as the nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party for President of the United States, and hereby declare to the voters of the Peace and Freedom Party in the State of California that if elected as delegate to the national convention, I shall to the best of my judgment and ability, support ____ as the nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party for President of the United States.”

(g) In the case of a candidate for delegate on a slate of delegates not expressing a preference for a particular presidential candidate the following statement: “I express no preference for a particular presidential candidate. The chairperson of my group is ____.”

The name of a candidate for presidential nominee shall not be placed on the ballot unless this declaration has been properly filed by each candidate for delegate of the group supporting the candidate.


citation: ELEC § 6768

text: The declaration of a candidate for delegate shall be in substantially the following form: Declaration of Candidate for DelegateState of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.I, ______, reside and am a registered voter at(street address) ,in the (city or town) of ,in the County of _______, State of California.I desire to be a candidate, at the presidential primary to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20_, for delegate to the next national convention of the ____ Party with which the Peace and Freedom Party of California is affiliated on the national level and I will qualify as a delegate if elected.I personally prefer ____ as the nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party for President of the United States, and hereby declare to the voters of the Peace and Freedom Party in the State of California that if elected as delegate to the national party convention, I shall to the best of my judgment and ability, support ____ as the nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party for President of the United States. (This statement of preference shall be omitted where the candidate for delegate is part of a group not expressing a preference for a particular presidential candidate.)I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at ______, California, this ____ day of ____, 20_.(Signed)

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 103. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)


citation: ELEC § 6769

text: Nomination papers for candidates for delegates shall be signed by voters registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party equal in number to not less than 1 percent of the number of persons registered as members of the Peace and Freedom Party, as reflected in the reports of registration transmitted to the Secretary of State on the 135th day before the presidential primary.


citation: ELEC § 6780

text: 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 preference for a particular candidate.

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citation: ELEC § 6781

text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 111. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)

article: 5. Preparation, Circulation and Filing of Nominating Papers


citation: ELEC § 6782

text: Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential 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.


citation: ELEC § 6783

text: 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 candidate for presidential nominee of the party. Each section shall bear the name of the county in which it is circulated. Only voters of the county registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party are competent to sign.


citation: ELEC § 6784

text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 10. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)


citation: ELEC § 6785

text: A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party until it is otherwise proven by comparison of the signatures with the affidavits of registration in the office of the elections official.


citation: ELEC § 6786

text:
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 of _________.Nomination paper of a presidential preference candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary ballot.State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.SIGNER’S STATEMENTI, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ______, State of California, and am registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party. I hereby nominate ________ for the presidential preference portion of the Peace and Freedom Party’s presidential primary ballot, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ______ day of June, 20__. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for the same office, or for any group of delegates to the national convention of the ______ Party, with which the Peace and Freedom Party of California is affiliated on the national level.NumberSignaturePrinted nameResidence street address /city 1. 2. 3. etc. CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVITI, ______, affirm all of the following:1.That I am 18 years of age or older.2.That my residence address, including street and number, is . [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is .]

3.That I secured signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of a candidate in the presidential preference primary of the Peace and Freedom Party, that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20_, and ____, 20_, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed at ____, California, this ____ day of ____, 20_. (Signed) Circulator(Printed name)

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 11. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)


citation: ELEC § 6787

text:
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 ______ County of _________.Nomination paper of group of candidates for election as delegates by the Peace and Freedom Party pledged to the candidacy of ______ as presidential nominee, or expressing no preference, as the case may be.State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.SIGNER’S STATEMENTI, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ______, State of California, and am registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party. I hereby nominate the following:NumberNamesResidence city or townCounty 1. 2. 3. etc. (to the number as may be required) as candidates for delegate to the national convention of the ______ Party, with which the Peace and Freedom Party of California is affiliated on the national level, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ______ day of June, 20___. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other group of candidates for delegates to the national convention or of any candidate for the presidential preference portion of the primary ballot.NumberSignaturePrinted nameResidence street address /city 1. 2. 3. etc. CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVITI, ______, affirm all of the following:1.That I am 18 years of age or older.2.That my residence address, including street and number, is . [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is .]

3.That I secured signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of the group of candidates named in the signer’s statement above as candidates for nomination and election by the Peace and Freedom Party as delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of California in the ____ Party’s next national convention, that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20__, and ____, 20__, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed at ____, California, this ____ day of ____, 20__. (Signed) Circulator(Printed name)

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 12. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)


citation: ELEC § 6791

text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 17. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)


citation: ELEC § 6792

text: Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned by the verification deputy who circulated it 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 arrange and leave the sections with the elections official for examination.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2000.)


citation: ELEC § 6793

text: Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for any candidate or group of candidates shall be numbered in order.


citation: ELEC § 6794

text: 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.


citation: ELEC § 6795

text: 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 elections official. The elections official shall also disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of the county who is not registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party.


citation: ELEC § 6796

text:
Within five days after any nomination papers are left with the elections official for examination, the elections official shall:

(a) Examine and affix to them a certificate reciting that she or he has examined them and stating the number of names that have not been marked “not sufficient.”

(b) Transmit the papers with the certificate of examination to the Secretary of State, who shall file the papers.


citation: ELEC § 6797

text: 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 CANDIDATESTo the Secretary of State:I, County Elections Official of the County of ______, hereby certify that I have examined the nomination papers, to which this certificate is attached, of the presidential candidate or group of candidates for delegates at the ensuing presidential primary, and that the number of names which I have not marked “not sufficient” is _______. The candidate or group of candidates named in the nomination papers comprise the following (state names of candidates):etc.etc.etc.Dated this ________ day of ________, 20___.________________________(SEAL)County Elections OfficialBy Deputy

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2000.)


citation: ELEC § 6798

text:
(a) 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.

(b) Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the nomination of a group of candidates for delegates, the Secretary of State shall notify the chairperson of the committee of that fact.

(c) In each case, the Secretary of State shall advise the person receiving the notification that no more signatures will be received.


citation: ELEC § 6820

text: Upon the filing of nomination papers, the presidential preference primary candidate or slate of delegate candidates shall be voted upon, but the names of candidates for delegates to the national convention shall not be printed upon the ballot.

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citation: ELEC § 6821

text:
For the presidential primary election, the format of the Peace and Freedom 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 group only” shall appear the heading “Presidential Preference, vote for one.”

(b) Selected and unselected presidential candidates shall be listed below the heading specified in subdivision (a).

(c) Below the presidential candidates shall appear in the same column, or in the next column if there is not sufficient space in the first column, the heading “Delegates to National Convention, vote for one group.”

(d) Presidential candidates who have qualified for the ballot and to whom delegations are pledged, and the chairpersons of unpledged delegations which have qualified for the ballot, shall be listed below the heading specified in subdivision (c).

(e) The instructions to voters shall be the same as provided for in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13, except that they shall begin with the words, “To express your preference for a candidate for nomination for President, completely fill in the [voting target] next to the candidate’s name. Your vote in this portion of the ballot is advisory only. Delegates to the national convention will be elected in the delegate selection portion of the ballot.”

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 8. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2024.)

article: 6. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6822

text: 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 an endorsement of his or her write-in candidacy with the Secretary of State, or no votes shall be counted for that write-in candidate.


citation: ELEC § 6840

text:
The number of delegates to be certified as elected from each group of delegate candidates shall be the whole number nearest the product obtained by multiplying the total number of delegates to be elected by the ratio which that group’s vote bears to the total of votes cast for all those groups of delegates, with the following to apply in order to adjust the total number of delegates certified to the total number to which the state is entitled:

(a) If this procedure would result in a total number of delegates being elected greater than the number to which the state is entitled, the calculation outlined above shall be repeated using a total vote cast for all groups of delegates that is sufficiently larger than the actual total vote so as to give a total number of delegates elected equal to the number to which the state is entitled.

(b) If this procedure would result in a total number of delegates being elected smaller than the number to which the state is entitled, the calculation outlined above shall be repeated using a total vote cast for all groups of delegates that is sufficiently smaller than the actual total vote so as to give a total number of delegates elected equal to the number to which the state is entitled.

(c) If a tie renders unworkable the procedure for adjusting to the proper delegate total outlined in subdivisions (a) and (b), those delegate candidates so tied shall be certified as elected with a fractional vote proportional to their group’s total vote so that the total number of delegates certified, including the fractional-vote delegates, equals the number to which the state is entitled.

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citation: ELEC § 6841

text: The Secretary of State shall send, not more than three business days after the presidential primary, to the chairperson of each committee qualifying a group of candidates for national convention delegates for the Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary ballot a copy of the semiofficial canvass of the vote for each of the group of delegates showing the vote for each group in each county, the total statewide vote for each group, and the tentative number of delegates which each group will be entitled to have declared elected.

article: 7. Certification of National Convention Delegates Elected and Postelection Proceedings


citation: ELEC § 6842

text: Each group of candidates for delegate shall meet or confer after the presidential primary and by majority vote shall determine the order in which members of the group shall be certified as elected by the Secretary of State. The order so determined shall commence with a resident of either the northern or the southern territories, and the names thereafter shall alternate between residents of the northern and southern territories until the alternation is no longer possible. The order so determined shall be certified to the Secretary of State by the chairperson of the committee forming the group not later than the 28th day after the election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2001.)


citation: ELEC § 6843

text: The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, file in her or his office a statement of the canvassed returns for the Peace and Freedom Party presidential preferential primary and the national convention delegate selection election, compiled from the returns filed with the Secretary of State by the county elections officials. The compiled statement shall show, for each candidate or group, the total of the votes received, the votes received in each county, and, in the case of a group, the names of the candidates comprising that group.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2001.)


citation: ELEC § 6844

text: The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to as many persons in each group as are entitled to be declared elected from that group pursuant to Section 6840. The names certified from each group shall be certified in the order in which they were specified by the group pursuant to Section 6842. If no order was specified, the Secretary of State shall certify as many persons from the group as are entitled to be elected from the order in which the names of the candidates appeared on the nomination paper of the group, with the additional requirement that an equal number of names be selected of persons residing in the northern and the southern territories, or, if the number to be selected is odd, that one more person residing in the territory with the greater portion of the state’s registered Peace and Freedom Party voters shall be certified than the number of persons certified residing in the other territory. Certification of any delegates to which a write-in candidate is entitled shall be made within three business days of the receipt of the names of those delegates pursuant to Sections 6846 and 6847.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2001.)


citation: ELEC § 6845

text: Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a sufficient number of votes in the national convention delegate selection portion of the Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary to be entitled to one or more convention delegates pursuant to Section 6840, shall, within 37 days after the primary election, file a list of as many delegates as the person is entitled to with the Secretary of State. The delegates selected shall meet the residence distribution requirement specified in Section 6763 and shall be voters registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party in California.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 55, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2001.)


citation: ELEC § 6846

text: If a write-in candidate fails to file the list of delegates pursuant to Section 6845, the state central committee of the party shall, within 10 days of the end of the 31-day period specified in Section 6845, file a list of those delegates with the Secretary of State. Any delegates so certified by the state central committee shall attend the convention unpledged to any candidate.

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


citation: ELEC § 6847

text: The elected delegates may, if they desire, meet or confer prior to attending the convention to select a chairperson of the delegation and to fill any vacancies in the office of delegate or alternate.


citation: ELEC § 6848

text: The alternate of any delegate who is unable to attend the convention shall attend the convention in the place of the delegate and shall otherwise discharge the duties of that delegate. An alternate shall not vote in the place of the delegate whom the alternate represents when the delegate is occupying her or his seat at the convention.


citation: ELEC § 6849

text: The Secretary of State shall, as soon as practicable, certify to the chairperson of the state central committee and to the chairperson of each party county central committee of record, the final list of national convention delegates.


citation: ELEC § 6850

text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 95. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

chapter: 5. Green Party Presidential Primary

article: 1. General Provisions

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text: 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 and procedures of the Green Party and pursuant to the rules of the national political party with which the Green Party is affiliated.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 96. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: A filing fee shall not be required from a person to be voted for in a Green Party presidential primary.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 726, Sec. 2. (AB 477) Effective January 1, 2016.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: ELEC § 6851

text: 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 seeking the presidential nomination of the Green Party or the national political party with which the Green Party is affiliated.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 98. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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text: 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 Green Party Liaison wishes to submit will be considered by the Secretary of State in the determination of candidates to be placed on the Green Party presidential preference primary ballot pursuant to Section 6851.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 18. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)

article: 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6852

text: 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 primary election. Following this announcement, the Secretary of State may add candidates to the Secretary of State’s selection, but the Secretary of State may not delete any candidate whose name appears on the announced list. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the list and any subsequent additions to the list to the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 19. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)


text: 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.


citation: ELEC § 6853

text: 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 at the forthcoming presidential primary election, the name of that candidate shall be omitted from the list of names certified by the Secretary of State to the elections official for the ballot and the name of that candidate shall not appear on the presidential preference primary ballot.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 99. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)


text: 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, the nomination papers of the candidate shall be signed by voters registered as preferring the Green Party equal in number to not less than 1 percent of the number of persons registered as preferring the Green Party as reflected in the report of registration issued by the Secretary of State on the 135th day before the presidential primary election.


citation: ELEC § 6854

text: This article applies to the nomination of a Green Party candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 100. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 20. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)

article: 3. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nominating Papers


citation: ELEC § 6855

text: 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.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 102. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)


text: 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 competent to sign.


citation: ELEC § 6856

text: 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.


text: 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 of the elections official.


citation: ELEC § 6857

text:
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 CANDIDATESection ____________Page ____________County of __________.Nomination paper of a presidential preference candidate for the Green Party presidential preference primary ballot.State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.SIGNER’S STATEMENTI, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____________, State of California, and am registered as preferring the Green Party. I hereby nominate ____________ for the presidential preference portion of the Green Party’s presidential primary ballot, to be voted for at the presidential preference primary to be held on the____________ day of ____________, 20____. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for the same office.Number_________Signature_________Printed name_________Residence 1. 2. 3. etc.CIRCULATOR’S DECLARATIONI, ________, affirm all of the following:1.That I am 18 years of age or older.2.That my residence address, including street number, is . [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is .]

3.That I secured signatures in the County of ________ to the nomination paper of a candidate in the presidential preference primary of the Green Party, that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ______, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____________, 20__, and ____________, 20__, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.Executed at ________, California, this ____ day of ____, 20__.[Signed] ______________________________Circulator[Printed Name] _____________________________

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 103. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)


text: 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.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 21. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)


text: Before filing, the sections of a nomination paper for a candidate shall be numbered in order.


citation: ELEC § 6858

text: 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.


text: 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 elections official. The elections official shall also disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of the county who is not registered as preferring the Green Party.


citation: ELEC § 6859

text:
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 of names that have not been marked “not sufficient.”

(b) Transmit the nomination papers with the certificate of examination to the Secretary of State, who shall file the papers.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 104. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)


text: 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 CANDIDATETo the Secretary of State:I, County Elections Official of the County of ______, hereby certify that I have examined the nomination papers, to which this certificate is attached, of the presidential candidate, and that the number of names which I have not marked “not sufficient” is _______. The candidate named in the nomination papers is comprised of the following:_______________________________________________________Dated this ________ day of ________, 20___.________________________(SEAL)County Elections OfficialBy Deputy


citation: ELEC § 6860

text: 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.


citation: ELEC § 6861

text: Following the filing of nomination papers, the presidential preference primary candidates shall be printed upon the ballot.

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text:
For the presidential preference primary election, the format of the Green Party ballot shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13, with the following exceptions:

(a) The heading “Presidential Candidate Preference” shall be included.

(b) Selected and unselected presidential candidates shall be listed below the heading specified in subdivision (a).

(c) The instructions to voters shall begin with the words “Vote for a candidate.” The instructions to voters shall also include the statement that “Delegates to the national convention will be selected after the presidential preference primary election.”

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 105. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

article: 4. Green Party Presidential Primary Ballot


citation: ELEC § 6862

text: A person who believes her or his name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, no later than 21 days before the presidential preference primary election, file an endorsement of her or his write-in candidacy with the Secretary of State, or no votes shall be counted for that write-in candidate.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 106. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)


citation: ELEC § 6863

text: The number of delegates to be selected following the presidential preference primary election shall be the number established by the national political party with which the Green Party is affiliated.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 107. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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text: National convention delegates shall be selected as provided for in the bylaws and the rules and procedures of the Green Party and pursuant to the rules of the national political party with which the Green Party is affiliated.

article: 5. Certification of National Convention Delegates Election and Postelection Proceedings


citation: ELEC § 6864

text: In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the United States are to be chosen, the Green Party shall also nominate as the candidates of its party as many electors of President and Vice President of the United States as the state is then entitled, 50 percent of whom shall be women and 50 percent men, unless an odd number of electors is to be chosen, in which case the difference between the number of women and men shall be not more than one elector. The Green Party shall also nominate an alternate elector for each elector chosen, for the purposes of Chapter 1.2 (commencing with Section 6911) of Part 2 of Division 6. The Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State shall certify the name of each elector and alternate elector nominated, and the elector's and alternate elector’s residence addresses to the Secretary of State.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 216, Sec. 1. (SB 103) Effective January 1, 2023.)

article: 6. Presidential Electors

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citation: ELEC § 6880

text: This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 121, Sec. 1. (SB 27) Effective July 30, 2019.)

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citation: ELEC § 6881

text: The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California has a strong interest in ensuring that its voters make informed, educated choices in the voting booth. To this end, the state has mandated that extensive amounts of information be provided to voters, including county and state voter information guides. The Legislature also finds and declares that a Presidential candidate’s income tax returns provide voters with essential information regarding the candidate’s potential conflicts of interest, business dealings, financial status, and charitable donations. The information in tax returns therefore helps voters to make a more informed decision. The Legislature further finds and declares that as one of the largest centers of economic activity in the world, the State of California has a special interest in the President refraining from corrupt or self-enriching behaviors while in office. The people of California can better estimate the risks of any given Presidential candidate engaging in corruption or the appearance of corruption if they have access to candidates’ tax returns. Finally, the State of California has an interest in ensuring that any violations of the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the United States Constitution or statutory prohibitions on behavior such as insider trading are detected and punished. Mandated disclosure of Presidential candidates’ tax returns will enable enforcement of the laws against whichever candidate is elected President. The Legislature finds and declares that compliance costs with this requirement will be trivial.

chapter: 7. Income Tax Return Disclosure Requirements


citation: ELEC § 6882

text: For purposes of this chapter, “income tax return” means any tax or information return, declaration of estimated tax, or claim for refund required by, or provided for or permitted under, the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and that is filed on behalf of, or with respect to any person, and any amendment or supplement thereto, including supporting schedules, attachments, or lists that are supplemental to, or part of, the return so filed.


citation: ELEC § 6883

text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of State shall not print the name of a candidate for President of the United States on a primary election ballot, unless the candidate, at least 98 days before the presidential primary election, files with the Secretary of State copies of every income tax return the candidate filed with the Internal Revenue Service in the five most recent taxable years, in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 6884.

(b) If the candidate has not filed the candidate’s income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service for the tax year immediately preceding the primary election, the candidate shall submit a copy of the income tax return to the Secretary of State within five days of filing the return with the Internal Revenue Service.

(c) The requirement in subdivision (a) does not apply to any year in which the candidate was not required to file the candidate’s income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service.