California

Elections Code

2,373 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 307 — “Clerk” means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election.
• § 308 — “District elections official,” for the purposes of initiative and referendum under Article 1 (commencing with Section 9300) of Chapter 4 of Division 9, includes the county elections official or other
• § 309 — “Committee,” as used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 20200) of Chapter 3 of Division 20, means any person or combination of persons who, directly or indirectly, receive contributions or make exp
• § 310 — “County” and “city” both include “city and county.
• § 3101 — (a) The Secretary of State shall see that this chapter is enforced pursuant to Section 12172.
• § 3102 — (a) Any voter who qualifies as a military or overseas voter pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 300 shall have the right to register for, and to vote in, any election within the state, including an
• § 3103 — Upon timely receipt of an application received pursuant to Section 3102, the elections official shall examine the application to ascertain that it is properly executed in accordance with this code.
• § 3104 — Applications for the ballots of military or overseas voters shall be received and, except as provided in Section 3106, the ballots shall be received and canvassed, at the same time and under the same
• § 3105 — (a) Any application made pursuant to this chapter that is received by the elections official prior to the 60th day before the election shall be kept and processed on or after the 60th day before the e
• § 3106 — (a) A military or overseas voter who is living outside of the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia, or is called for military service within the United States on or afte
• § 3107 — When the application is received by an elections official, other than a county elections official, the elections official receiving it shall, after the election, transmit it to the county elections of
• § 3109 — If any military or overseas voter to whom a vote by mail ballot has been mailed and which ballot has not been voted by them returns to the county in which they are registered, or for a military or ove
• § 3110 — If any military or overseas voter returns to the county of their residence, or for a military or overseas voter qualified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 321, to the county in
• § 3111 — If a military or overseas voter is unable to appear at their polling place because of being recalled to service after the seventh day prior to the date of the election, but before 5 p.
• § 3112 — Whenever by any statute of the United States, provision is made for vote by mail, an application for a vote by mail ballot made under that law may be given the same effect as an application for a vote
• § 3113 — If by any act of Congress which is now or may become effective during the effective period of this section, provision is made for voting by military or overseas voters, that act shall control and be s
• § 3114 — (a) For an election for which this state has not received a waiver pursuant to the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (52 U.
• § 3116 — A military or overseas voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot measures described in subdivision (a) of Section 3102.
• § 3116.5 — (a) A county elections official shall permit a military or overseas voter to cast his or her ballot using a certified remote accessible vote by mail system.
• § 3117 — A valid ballot cast shall be counted if it is received by the elections official in accordance with Section 3020.
• § 3118 — The elections official shall include with the ballot a declaration to be signed by the military or overseas voter that a material misstatement of fact in completing the ballot may be grounds for a con
• § 3119 — Elections officials shall implement an electronic free access system by which a military or overseas voter may determine by telephone, electronic mail, or Internet whether the military or overseas vot
• § 312 — “County measure” includes any proposed county charter, any proposed amendment to a county charter, any proposition for the issuance of funding or refunding bonds of the county, any other question or p
• § 3120 — The elections official shall request an electronic mail address from each military or overseas voter who registers to vote.
• § 3121 — (a) As soon as practicable before an election, each elections official shall publish on his or her Internet Web site a list of all of the ballot measures and federal, state, and local offices that, as
• § 3122 — (a) If a military or overseas voter’s mistake or omission in the completion of a document under this chapter does not prevent determining whether a military or overseas voter is eligible to vote, the
• § 3123 — A court may issue an injunction or grant other equitable relief appropriate to ensure substantial compliance with, or enforce, this chapter on application by either of the following: (a) A military or
• § 313 — “County office” means the office filled by any county officer.
• § 314 — “County officer” means any elected officer enumerated in Division 2 (commencing with Section 24000) of Title 3 of the Government Code.
• § 316 — “Direct primary” is the primary election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four and on the first Tuesday after the fir
• § 317 — “District,” for purposes of initiative and referendum under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9, includes any regional agency that has the power to tax, to regulate land use, or to
• § 318 — “Election” means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code.
• § 319 — “Election board” means the board of supervisors of each county, the city council or other governing body of a city, or any board or officer to whom similar powers and duties are given by any charter.
• § 319.5 — (a) “Electioneering” means the visible display or audible dissemination of information that advocates for or against any candidate or measure on the ballot within the 100 foot limit specified in subdi
• § 320 — “Elections official” means any of the following: (a) A clerk or any person who is charged with the duty of conducting an election.
• § 321 — (a) “Elector” means a person who is a United States citizen 18 years of age or older and, except as specified in subdivision (b), is a resident of an election precinct in this state on or before the d
• § 322 — “Electoral jurisdiction,” as used in Division 11 (commencing with Section 11000), means the area within which the voters reside who are qualified to vote for the officer sought to be recalled.
• § 323 — “Federal election” means any presidential election, general election, primary election, or special election held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting, nominating, or electing any candidate f
• § 324 — (a) “General election” means either of the following: (1) The election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year.
• § 325 — “Inspector” means the supervisor of the precinct board of which he or she is a member.
• § 326 — “Judicial office” means the office filled by any judicial officer.
• § 327 — “Judicial officer” means any Justice of the Supreme Court, justice of a court of appeal, or judge of the superior court.
• § 327.5 — “Jurisdiction” means any county, city and county, city, or special district that conducts elections pursuant to this code.
• § 328 — “Local election” is a municipal, county, or district election.
• § 329 — “Measure” means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any election.
• § 330 — “Municipal election” means elections in general law cities and where applicable in chartered cities.
• § 332.5 — “Nominate” means the selection, at a state-conducted primary election, of candidates who are entitled by law to participate in the general election for that office, but does not mean any other lawful
• § 333 — “Nomination documents” means declaration of candidacy and nomination papers.
• § 334 — “Nonpartisan office” means an office, except for a voter-nominated office, for which no party may nominate a candidate.
• § 335 — “Oath” includes affirmation.
• § 335.5 — The “official canvass” is the public process of processing and tallying all ballots received in an election, including, but not limited to, provisional ballots and vote by mail ballots not included in
• § 336 — The “official summary date” is the date a circulating title and summary of a proposed initiative measure is delivered or mailed by the Attorney General to the proponents of the proposed measure.
• § 336.5 — (a) “One percent manual tally” is the public process of manually tallying votes in 1 percent of the precincts, selected at random by the elections official, and in one precinct for each race not inclu
• § 336.7 — “Out-of-state emergency worker” means a voter who is officially engaged in responding to the proclamation of an out-of-state emergency and whose vocation has been identified in an executive order rela
• § 337 — “Partisan office” or “party-nominated office” means any of the following offices: (a) President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, and the delegates therefor.
• § 338 — “Party” means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election.
• § 338.5 — “Polling place” means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as applicable: poll, polling location, and vote center.
• § 338.6 — “Precinct” means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12.
• § 339 — (a) “Precinct board” is the board appointed by the elections official to serve at a single precinct or a consolidated precinct.
• § 340 — “Presidential primary” is the primary election that is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of any year that is evenly divisible by four.
• § 341 — “Primary election” includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code.
• § 342 — “Proponent or proponents of an initiative or referendum measure” means, for statewide initiative and referendum measures, the elector or electors who submit the text of a proposed initiative or refere
• § 343 — “Proponent or proponents of a recall petition” means the person or persons who have charge or control of the circulation of, or obtaining signatures, to such petitions.
• § 344 — “Punchcard” means a tabulating card on which the voter may record his or her vote by punching, marking, or slotting.
• § 345 — “Punching” includes marking a ballot card to record a vote.
• § 346 — “Rebuttable presumption” shall be deemed a presumption which affects the burden of producing evidence.
• § 348 — “Regular election” is an election, the specific time for the holding of which is prescribed by law.
• § 349 — (a) “Residence” for voting purposes means a person’s domicile.
• § 349.5 — “Roster” means the official list of voters for an election, which may be in paper or electronic form.
• § 350 — “School measure” means any proposition, including but not limited to, a proposal for the issuance of bonds by a school district or community college district, an increase in the maximum tax rate of a
• § 351 — “School office” means the office filled by any school officer.
• § 352 — “School officer” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the superintendent of schools of a county.
• § 353 — “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.
• § 353.5 — The “semifinal official canvass” is the public process of collecting, processing, and tallying ballots and, for state or statewide elections, reporting results to the Secretary of State on election ni
• § 354 — “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
• § 354.5 — (a) “Signature” includes either of the following: (1) A person’s mark if the name of the person affixing the mark is written near the mark by a witness over 18 years of age designated by the person an
• § 355 — “Software” includes all programs, voting devices, cards, ballot cards or papers, operating manuals or instructions, test procedures, printouts, and other nonmechanical or nonelectrical items necessary
• § 356 — “Special election” is an election, the specific time for the holding of which is not prescribed by law.
• § 356.5 — “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.
• § 357 — “Statewide election” is an election held throughout the state.
• § 357.5 — “Vote center” means a location established for holding elections that offers the services described in Sections 2170 and 4005.
• § 358 — “Vote tabulating device” means any piece of equipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles a total of votes cast by means of ballot card sorting, ballot card reading, paper ballot scanning, ele
• § 359 — “Voter” means any elector who is registered under this code.
• § 359.2 — “Voter list” means the list of registered voters in a single or consolidated precinct or in an entire county.
• § 359.5 — (a) “Voter-nominated office” means a congressional or state elective office for which a candidate may choose to have his or her party preference or lack of party preference indicated upon the ballot.
• § 360 — “Voting device” means any device used in conjunction with a ballot card or cards to indicate the choice of the voter by marking, punching, or slotting the ballot card.
• § 361 — “Voting machine” means any electronic device, including, but not limited to, a precinct optical scanner and a direct recording voting system, into which a voter may enter his or her votes, and which,
• § 362 — “Voting system” means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software, or any combination of these used for casting a ballot, tabulating votes, or both.
• § 4 — Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions shall govern the construction of this code.
• § 4000 — A local, special, or consolidated election may be conducted wholly by mail provided that all of the following conditions apply: (a) The governing body of the local agency authorizes the use of mailed
• § 4002 — Notwithstanding Section 4000, a special district may conduct its elections by mail in accordance with Sections 1500, 4104, 4105, and 4108.
• § 4003 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any district has adopted the all-mailed ballot procedure for conducting general district elections pursuant to Section 4104 and any other election
• § 4004 — (a) “Small city” means a city with a population of 100,000 or less, as determined by the annual city total population rankings by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.
• § 4005 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 4000 or any other law, any county may conduct any election as an all-mailed ballot election if all of the following apply: (1) (A) At least two ballot dropoff locations are
• § 4005.5 — The Secretary of State shall assist each county conducting an election in 2018 pursuant to Section 4005 in providing voter education and community outreach in addition to the voter education and outre
• § 4005.6 — An election conducted pursuant to Section 4005 is subject to the following requirements: (a) The provisions of Sections 14200 and 14201 that apply to polling places also apply to vote centers.
• § 4006 — For any election conducted pursuant to Section 4005, the county elections official shall make a reasonable effort to inform a voter of either of the following: (a) If the voter’s vote by mail ballot e
• § 4008 — (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a taskforce that includes representatives of all of the following: (1) County elections officials.
• § 4100 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, mail ballot elections shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 3.
• § 4101 — Notwithstanding Sections 13300 and 13303, the elections official shall not commence to mail the combined county voter information guide and mail ballot before the 29th day before the election and shal
• § 4102 — The elections official may include in the mailings set forth in Section 4101 a printed notice to the voters informing the voters that they may return the voted ballot by certified or registered mail.
• § 4103 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 3020, ballots cast under this chapter shall be returned to the elections official from whom they were obtained no later than 8 p.
• § 4104 — (a) At the first general district election conducted by all-mailed ballot the following question shall be printed on the ballot and boxes shall be provided for the voter to indicate “Yes” or “No”: “SH
• § 4105 — The question set forth in Section 4104, as to whether an all-mailed ballot election is required to be used in the conduct of all future general district elections, shall be printed on the ballot of an
• § 4106 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a governing board in the County of San Diego may adopt a resolution requiring its general district election to be held on the same day a
• § 4107 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of the Marina County Water District in the County of Monterey may adopt a resolution requiring its general district election to be h
• § 4108 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law and regardless of the number of eligible voters within its boundaries a district may, by resolution of its governing board, conduct any election by all-mailed ballots
• § 5 — Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of this code.
• § 5000 — (a) For purposes of this division, the definition of “party” in Section 338 is applicable.
• § 5001 — Whenever a group of electors desires to qualify a new political party meeting the requirements of Section 5100 or 5151, that group shall form a political body by: (a) Holding a caucus or convention at
• § 5002 — Upon receipt of the notice specified in Section 5001, the Secretary of State shall notify each county elections official of the name of the political body, its intent to qualify as a political party,
• § 5003 — A political body within the first 70 days after filing the formal notice required by Section 5001 is entitled, upon request to the Secretary of State, to have counted toward its qualification as a pol
• § 5004 — (a) If by the 135th day before any primary election, a political body filing notice of its intent to qualify for a primary election pursuant to Section 5001 has not qualified as a political party purs
• § 5005 — (a) Until otherwise provided for by statute, a political party newly qualified pursuant to Section 5100 shall carry on its activities in accordance with procedures applicable to any other political pa
• § 5006 — Any political party newly qualifying pursuant to Section 5100 shall conduct its presidential primary election in accordance with procedures applicable to any other political party that has detailed st
• § 5100 — A party is qualified to participate in a primary election under any of the following conditions: (a) (1) At the last preceding gubernatorial primary election, the sum of the votes cast for all of the
• § 5100.5 — (a) Upon the occurrence of the gubernatorial election, each party shall have its qualifications reviewed by the Secretary of State.
• § 5101 — Whenever the registration of any party that qualified in the previous direct primary election falls below one-fifteenth of 1 percent of the total state registration, that party shall not be qualified
• § 5102 — No party shall be recognized or qualified to participate in any primary election that either directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets the overthrow by any unlaw
• § 5150 — This chapter applies to a political body that did not qualify to participate in a presidential primary election pursuant to Section 5100 but nevertheless seeks qualification to participate in the foll
• § 5151 — A party is qualified to participate in a presidential general election under any of the following conditions: (a) The party qualified to participate and participated in the presidential primary electi
• § 5152 — (a) Upon the occurrence of the gubernatorial election, each party shall have its qualifications reviewed by the Secretary of State.
• § 5153 — Whenever the registration of any party that qualified in the previous general election falls below one-fifteenth of 1 percent of the total state registration, that party shall not be qualified to part
• § 5154 — No party shall be recognized or qualified to participate in a presidential general election that either directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets the overthrow b
• § 5200 — (a) Not less than 123 days before a primary or presidential general election, the Secretary of State shall, with the advice and consent of the Attorney General, determine which parties are disqualifie
• § 6 — Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, pursuant to l
• § 6000 — All references to a voter’s or candidate’s party “registration” or “affiliation” in this part shall refer to the party preference or lack of party preference disclosed by the voter or candidate in acc
• § 6000.1 — “Generally advocated for or recognized candidate” or “recognized candidate” means an individual who has an authorized campaign committee registered with the Federal Election Commission for the office
• § 6000.2 — (a) A candidate for the office of the President of the United States shall provide to the Secretary of State proof, in substantially the following form, of meeting at least one of the criteria set for
• § 6001 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alquist Open Presidential Primary Act.
• § 6001.5 — This chapter applies to the Democratic Party.
• § 6002 — (a) This chapter applies both to the selection of delegates and alternates pledged to the candidacy of a particular candidate and to the selection of delegates and alternates not expressing a preferen
• § 6003 — Participation in the delegate selection process in primaries shall be restricted to voters whose affidavits of registration declare the Democratic Party as their party affiliation and any other voter
• § 6020 — (a) The Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the presidential primary as to the number of delegates and altern
• § 6023 — The notification of the number of delegates and alternate delegates shall be in substantially the following form: Statement of Number of Delegates and Alternate Delegates to Democratic National Conven
• § 6024 — If the Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee fails to file the notice required by Section 6020 with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the total number of d
• § 6040 — This article shall apply to the designation of candidates by the Secretary of State for placement only on the presidential primary ballot.
• § 6041 — The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the presidential primary ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that the candidate is generally advocated for or recognized t
• § 6042 — When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Section 6041, he or she shall notify the candidate that the candidate’s name will appear on the ballot of
• § 6043 — If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the time specified in Section 6042, an affidavit stating without qualification that he or she is not
• § 6060 — This article shall apply to the qualification for placement on the presidential primary ballot of candidates who are not selected candidates as referred to in Section 6041, and each group, consisting
• § 6061 — Any unselected candidate or uncommitted delegation desiring to be placed on the presidential primary ballot shall have nomination papers circulated on behalf of the candidacy.
• § 6080 — Each candidate who seeks to qualify under Article 4 (commencing with Section 6060) and each group proposing an uncommitted delegation shall appoint a steering committee of seven members and shall appo
• § 6081 — The chairperson of a steering committee, at least 82 days prior to the presidential primary, shall file with the Secretary of State a statement containing the names and addresses of the members of the
• § 6082 — Each steering committee shall be responsible for the circulation of nomination papers of candidates who seek to qualify under Article 4 (commencing with Section 6060) and groups proposing uncommitted
• § 6101 — Nomination papers to be circulated pursuant to Section 6061 shall be prepared, circulated, signed, and verified and shall be left for examination with the county elections official of the county in wh
• § 6102 — Upon the filing of nomination papers pursuant to Section 6061 signed by the required number of voters, the candidate or uncommitted delegation named in the papers shall be eligible to select a delegat
• § 6103 — Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the presidential primary ballot, the Secretary of State shall notify the chairperson of the steering committee of each unselected candidate or unc
• § 6104 — Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only one paper.
• § 6105 — Any nomination paper may be presented in sections.
• § 6106 — Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the affidavit of the circulator who obtained signatures to it, which shall meet all of the requirements o
• § 6107 — A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters, until it is otherwise proved by comparison of the signatures with the af
• § 6108 — The nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON BEHALF OF A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OR UNCOMMITTED
• § 6122 — Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper for which they were appointed at any time between the period of 120 days and 81 days, inclusive, prior to the presidential primary election.
• § 6123 — A county elections official or his or her deputy may not circulate a nomination paper and circulators may not obtain signatures within 100 feet of any election booth or polling place.
• § 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 duly authorized representatives.
• § 6141 — Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper shall be numbered in order.
• § 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 together.
• § 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 of any voter of his or her county which do
• § 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 certificate reciting that he or she has exam
• § 6145 — The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers shall be in substantially the following form: Certificate of County Elections Official to Nomination Papers To the Secretary of State:
• § 6146 — No filing fee shall be required from any person in order to file nomination papers.
• § 6160 — At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall notify each steering committee whether or not it has qualified a candidate or uncommitted delegation for placement on the b
• § 6180 — At least 68 days before a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each county elections official a certified list containing the name of each candidate who is entitled
• § 6220 — The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in his or her office a statement of the canvassed returns filed with him or her by the county elections o
• § 6222 — No fee shall be required of any person as a condition of receiving a certificate of selection as a delegate or an alternate.
• § 6240 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall be provided on the presidential primary ballot for a voter to write in the name of a candidate for nomination by the Democratic Party for Pres
• § 6241 — Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for nomination by the Democratic Party for President of the United States shall, not later than 21 days before the primary e
• § 6300 — (a) This chapter shall be applicable only to the presidential primary ballot of the Republican Party, and qualified parties for which no other provisions apply.
• § 6320 — The chairperson of the state central committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the presidential primary as to the number of delegates to represent the state in
• § 6321 — The notification of the number of delegates shall be in substantially the following form: STATEMENT OF NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NATIONAL CONVENTION To the Secretary of State Sacrame
• § 6322 — If the chairperson of the state central committee fails to file a notice as to the number of delegates, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the number from the call for the national convention issu
• § 6323 — The Secretary of State shall, on or before the 110th day preceding the presidential primary, certify to the county elections official of each county the number of delegates to be elected by the Republ
• § 6340 — (a) The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Republican presidential primary ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that the candidate is generally advocated for
• § 6341 — When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Section 6340, he or she shall notify the candidate that his or her name will appear on the ballot of this
• § 6342 — If a selected candidate or a nonselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary, an affidavit stating without qualification that he or
• § 6343 — Any unselected candidate desiring to have his or her name placed on the presidential primary ballot shall have nomination papers circulated in his or her behalf.
• § 6360 — Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left for examination with the county elections official of the county in which they are circulated at least 81 days prior
• § 6361 — Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only one paper.
• § 6362 — Any nomination paper may be presented in sections.
• § 6363 — Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the affidavit of the circulator who obtained signatures to it, which shall meet all of the requirements o
• § 6364 — A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters, until it is otherwise proved by comparison of the signatures with the af
• § 6365 — The nomination paper for a candidate shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON BEHALF OF CANDIDATE Section ____________ Page ____________ County of _
• § 6382 — Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of a candidate at any time not more than 120 nor less than 81 days prior to the presidential primary.
• § 6383 — A county elections official or deputy county elections official may not circulate a nomination paper.
• § 6400 — Each section of a nomination paper shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the candidate or his or her designee.
• § 6401 — Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for a candidate shall be numbered in order.
• § 6402 — Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties shall not be thus fastened together.
• § 6403 — 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 of any voter of his or her county which do
• § 6404 — 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 certificate reciting that he or she has exam
• § 6405 — The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers of a candidate shall be in substantially the following form: COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIAL’S CERTIFICATE TO NOMINATION PAPERS OF A CANDIDATE
• § 6406 — No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at a presidential primary.
• § 6420 — The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in his or her office a statement of the canvassed returns filed with him or her by the county elections o
• § 6421 — The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to the candidate who received the largest vote cast of that party, that person thereby bei
• § 6422 — The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certification to each person selected as a delegate.
• § 6440 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall be provided on the presidential primary ballot for an elector to write in the name of a candidate for President of the United States.
• § 6441 — Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, not later than 21 days before the primary election, file his or her endorsement of
• § 6442 — Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality of the votes cast for President of the United States shall, within 10 days after the primary election, file a list of delegates to the national c
• § 6443 — If the candidate fails to file a list of delegates, the state central committee of the party in whose primary the candidate received the plurality vote shall, within 10 days of the end of the 10-day p