{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"6786","citation":"Elec. Code, § 6786","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 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary [6700. - 6849.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Preparation, Circulation and Filing of Nominating Papers [6780. - 6798.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-4/article-5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 11.   (SB 213)   Effective January 1, 2014.","effective":"2014-01-01","html":"<p>The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the ballot shall be in substantially the following form:</p><table><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER <br /> ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE <br /> PRIMARY CANDIDATE</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\" /></tr><tr><td><p></p></td><td><p></p></td><td><p>Section ______Page ______<br /> County of _________.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\" /></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>Nomination paper of a presidential preference candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary ballot.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\" /></tr><tr><td><p>State of California</p><p>County of </p></td><td><p>⎱<br /> ⎰</p></td><td><p>ss.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\" /></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>SIGNER’S STATEMENT</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\" /></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ______, State of California, and am registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party. I hereby nominate ________ for the presidential preference portion of the Peace and Freedom Party’s presidential primary ballot, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ______ day of June, 20__. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for the same office, or for any group of delegates to the national convention of the ______ Party, with which the Peace and Freedom Party of California is affiliated on the national level.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Signature</p></td><td><p>Printed<br />name</p></td><td><p>Residence<br />street address<br />/city</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p> 1. </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p> 2. </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p> 3. </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p>etc. </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVIT</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" /></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>I, ______, affirm all of the following:</p><p>1.That I am 18 years of age or older.</p><p>2.That my residence address, including street and number, is<br />.<br /> [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is<br />.]</p><p>3.That I secured signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of a candidate in the presidential preference primary of the Peace and Freedom Party, that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20_, and ____, 20_, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. <br />I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.<br /><br />Executed at ____, California, this ____ day of ____, 20_.</p><br /></td></tr><tr><td><p></p></td><td><p>(Signed) Circulator</p><p>(Printed name)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>","text":"The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY CANDIDATE Section ______Page ______ County of _________. Nomination paper of a presidential preference candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary ballot. State of California County of ⎱ ⎰ ss. SIGNER’S STATEMENT I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ______, State of California, and am registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party. I hereby nominate ________ for the presidential preference portion of the Peace and Freedom Party’s presidential primary ballot, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ______ day of June, 20__. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for the same office, or for any group of delegates to the national convention of the ______ Party, with which the Peace and Freedom Party of California is affiliated on the national level. Number Signature Printed name Residence street address /city 1. 2. 3. etc. CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVIT I, ______, affirm all of the following: 1.That I am 18 years of age or older. 2.That my residence address, including street and number, is . [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is .] 3.That I secured signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of a candidate in the presidential preference primary of the Peace and Freedom Party, that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20_, and ____, 20_, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at ____, California, this ____ day of ____, 20_. (Signed) Circulator (Printed name)","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/preparation-circulation-and-filing-of-nominating-papers-6786","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}