{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"8162","citation":"Elec. Code, § 8162","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. NOMINATIONS [8000. - 8903.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-8"},{"name":"PART 1. PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS [8000. - 8228.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-8/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1.5. June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election [8160. - 8166.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-8/part-1/chapter-1.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 97, Sec. 1.   (SB 280)   Effective August 21, 2025.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 8166.","effective":"2025-08-21","html":"<p>(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section <a href=\"/elec/8106\">8106</a>, forms for securing signatures on an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be made available beginning December 19, 2025.</p><p>(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/elec/8106\">8106</a>, the elections official shall reduce the required number of signatures on an in-lieu-filing-fee petition by the same proportion as the reduction in the number of days for the candidate to collect signatures on such a petition compared to the number of days for a candidate to collect signatures on a petition, as provided by subdivision (b) of Section <a href=\"/elec/8106\">8106</a>.</p>","text":"(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 8106, forms for securing signatures on an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be made available beginning December 19, 2025. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 8106, the elections official shall reduce the required number of signatures on an in-lieu-filing-fee petition by the same proportion as the reduction in the number of days for the candidate to collect signatures on such a petition compared to the number of days for a candidate to collect signatures on a petition, as provided by subdivision (b) of Section 8106.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/june-2-2026-statewide-direct-primary-election-8162","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}