California Elections Code CHAPTER 3 - Nomination Papers

  • Section 8400.
    Nomination papers for a statewide office for which the candidate is to be nominated shall be signed by voters of the state equal to not...
  • Section 8401.
    (a) Upon receiving the nomination paper if, from the examination of such pursuant to Section 8400, more than 500 signatures have been signed on the nomination...
  • Section 8402.
    When a nomination paper or sections of a nomination paper have been received which contain the number of valid signatures required in Section 8400, the...
  • Section 8403.
    (a) (1) Nomination papers shall be prepared, circulated, signed, and delivered to the county elections official for examination no earlier than 148 days before the election and...
  • Section 8404.
    Each signer of a nomination paper shall sign but one paper for the same office, except that in case two or more persons are to...
  • Section 8405.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if an independent candidate submits an in-lieu-filing-fee petition pursuant to Section 8106, the county elections official,...
  • Section 8406.
    Any nomination paper may be presented in sections, but each section shall contain the name of the candidate and the name of the office for...
  • Section 8407.
    The affidavit of any circulator obtaining signatures under this chapter shall be verified free of charge by any officer authorized to administer oaths.(Enacted by Stats....
  • Section 8408.
    A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures to it are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters unless it...
  • Section 8409.
    Each candidate or group of candidates shall submit a nomination paper that shall be substantially in the following form:County of _______.Nomination paper of ______, candidate...

Last modified: October 22, 2018