{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"6585","citation":"Elec. Code, § 6585","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [6000. - 6954.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES [6000. - 6884.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary [6500. - 6647.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers [6580. - 6599.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-3/article-5"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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 affidavits of registration in the office of the elections official.</p>","text":"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 affidavits of registration in the office of the elections official.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/preparation-circulation-and-filing-of-nomination-papers-6585","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}