{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"201","citation":"Elec. Code, § 201","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [1. - 362.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-0.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Nominations [200. - 202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-0.5/chapter-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Unless otherwise specifically provided, no person is eligible to be elected or appointed to an elective office unless that person is a registered voter and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time that nomination papers are issued to the person or at the time of the person’s appointment.</p>","text":"Unless otherwise specifically provided, no person is eligible to be elected or appointed to an elective office unless that person is a registered voter and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time that nomination papers are issued to the person or at the time of the person’s appointment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/nominations-201","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}