California · Elections Code
ELEC §8065: The elections official shall not accept for filing any nomination paper unless all blanks in the certificate are filled.
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An elections official must reject nomination papers that have unfilled blanks in the certificate section.
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The elections official shall not accept for filing any nomination paper unless all blanks in the certificate are filled.
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