California Elections Code CHAPTER 1 - General

• Section 8600.
  Every person who desires to be a write-in candidate and have his or her name as written on the ballot of an election counted for...
• Section 8601.
  The statement and nomination papers shall be available on the 57th day prior to the election for which the candidate is filing as a write-in...
• Section 8602.
  The nomination papers for a write-in candidate shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 8041.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790,...
• Section 8603.
  Signers of nomination papers for write-in candidates shall be voters in the district or political subdivision in which the candidate is to be voted on....
• Section 8604.
  No fee or charge shall be required of a write-in candidate except in the case of a candidate for city office, as provided in Section...
• Section 8605.
  No person whose name has been written in upon a ballot for an office at the direct primary may have his or her name placed...
• Section 8606.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not be a write-in candidate at the general election for a voter-nominated office.(Amended by Stats. 2012,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018