California Elections Code ARTICLE 2 - Nomination of Candidates

  • Section 10220.
    Candidates may be nominated for any of the elective offices of the city in the following manner:Not earlier than the 113th day nor later than...
  • Section 10220.5.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a candidate shall not file nomination papers for more than one municipal office or term of office for the...
  • Section 10221.
    (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the signatures to each nomination paper shall be appended on the same sheet of paper, and each signer shall...
  • Section 10222.
    Every nomination paper shall have annexed an affidavit of the person who circulated it, to the effect that he or she saw written all the...
  • Section 10223.
    Each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a verified statement of the candidate that he or she will accept the nomination, and will also accept...
  • Section 10224.
    All nomination papers shall be filed with the city elections official during regular business hours as posted, not later than the 88th day before the...
  • Section 10225.
    (a) Notwithstanding Sections 10220 and 10224, if nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the city are not filed by or on the 88th day before...
  • Section 10226.
    The nomination papers and affidavits shall be substantially in the following form: “NOMINATION PAPERWe, the undersigned voters of the ____ of ____ here­by nominate ____...
  • Section 10227.
    All forms required for nomination and election to all municipal offices shall be furnished only by the city elections official during regular business hours. At...
  • Section 10228.
    A filing fee proportionate to the costs of processing a candidate’s nomination papers or a candidate’s supplemental nomination papers filed pursuant to subdivision (b) of...
  • Section 10229.
    (a) If, by the 88th day, during normal business hours as posted, prior to the day fixed for a regularly scheduled municipal election or the 83rd...
  • Section 10230.
    If the date of a general municipal election is changed by municipal ordinance pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10403.5 or by charter, the period...

Last modified: October 22, 2018