California Elections Code ARTICLE 8 - Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers

  • Section 6140.
    Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the steering committee, or to its...
  • Section 6141.
    Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper shall be numbered in order.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
  • Section 6142.
    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...
  • Section 6143.
    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...
  • Section 6144.
    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...
  • Section 6145.
    The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers shall be in substantially the following form: Certificate of County Elections Official to Nomination PapersTo the Secretary...
  • Section 6146.
    No filing fee shall be required from any person in order to file nomination papers.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018