{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"8300","citation":"Elec. Code, § 8300","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. NOMINATIONS [8000. - 8903.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-8"},{"name":"PART 2. INDEPENDENT NOMINATIONS [8300. - 8550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-8/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [8300. - 8304.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-8/part-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 24.   (AB 1413)   Effective February 10, 2012.","effective":"2012-02-10","html":"<p>A candidate for a partisan office, including that of presidential elector, may be nominated subsequent to, or by other means than, a primary election pursuant to this chapter. A candidate for nonpartisan office or for voter-nominated office may be nominated subsequent to, or by other means than, a primary election pursuant to this chapter only if a candidate was not nominated or elected at the primary election for that office.</p>","text":"A candidate for a partisan office, including that of presidential elector, may be nominated subsequent to, or by other means than, a primary election pursuant to this chapter. A candidate for nonpartisan office or for voter-nominated office may be nominated subsequent to, or by other means than, a primary election pursuant to this chapter only if a candidate was not nominated or elected at the primary election for that office.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-provisions-8300","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}