DIVISION 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS [20000. - 20520.]
Division 20 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
§§ 20000–20520 · 34 sections
CHAPTER 1. Endorsements of Candidates §§ 20000–20012 · 8 sections
- § 20000 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Truth in Endorsements Law.
- § 20001 The Legislature hereby finds the following to be true: (1) The major political parties have become an integral part of the American governmental system…
- § 20006 The superior court, in any case brought before it by any registered voter, may issue a temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction against the…
- § 20007 No candidate or committee in his or her behalf shall represent in connection with an election campaign, either orally or in campaign material, that the…
- § 20008 Any paid political advertisement that refers to an election or to any candidate for state or local elective office and that is contained in or distributed with…
- § 20009 (a) Every simulated ballot or simulated county voter information guide shall bear on each surface or page thereof, in type or lettering at least half as large…
- § 20010 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person, committee, as defined in Section 82013 of the Government Code, or other entity shall not, within 60 days…
- § 20012 (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) California is entering its first-ever artificial intelligence (AI) election, in which disinformation…
CHAPTER 2. Political Corporations § 20100 · 1 section
ARTICLE 1. Incorporation § 20100 · 1 section
- § 20100 If the name of a corporation includes all or part of the name of any person, together with either (a) all or part of the title of any elective office, (b) the…
CHAPTER 3. Campaign Funds §§ 20200–20203 · 4 sections
ARTICLE 1. Solicitation §§ 20200–20203 · 4 sections
- § 20200 As used in this article “person” includes a firm, association, corporation, campaign committee or organization.
- § 20201 It is unlawful for any person that includes in any part of its name the name of any political party that was qualified to participate in the last preceding…
- § 20202 It is unlawful for any person who solicits funds for the purpose of supporting or promoting any candidates or committees to include in any part of its name the…
- § 20203 Any person who solicits or receives contributions on behalf of any candidate or committee for the purported and exclusive use of that committee or the…
CHAPTER 5. Fair Campaign Practices §§ 20400–20444 · 7 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Intent § 20400 · 1 section
- § 20400 The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to encourage every candidate for public office in this state to subscribe to the Code of Fair…
ARTICLE 2. Definitions § 20420 · 1 section
- § 20420 As used in this chapter, “Code” means the Code of Fair Campaign Practices.
ARTICLE 3. Code of Fair Campaign Practices §§ 20440–20444 · 5 sections
- § 20440 At the time an individual is issued his or her declaration of candidacy, nomination papers, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for…
- § 20441 The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to be printed, blank forms of the code. The Secretary of State shall supply the forms to the elections officials…
- § 20442 The elections official shall accept, at all times prior to the election, all completed forms that are properly subscribed to by a candidate for public office…
- § 20443 Every code subscribed to by a candidate for public office pursuant to this chapter is a public record open for public inspection.
- § 20444 In no event shall a candidate for public office be required to subscribe to or endorse the code.
CHAPTER 6. Libel and Slander §§ 20500–20502 · 3 sections
- § 20500 The provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 43) of Division 1 of the Civil Code, relating to libel and slander, are fully applicable to any campaign…
- § 20501 (a) A candidate or state measure proponent is liable for any slander or libel committed by a committee that is controlled by that candidate or state measure…
- § 20502 (a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in…
CHAPTER 7. Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 §§ 20510–20520 · 11 sections
- § 20510 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024.
- § 20511 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California is entering its first-ever generative artificial intelligence (AI) election, in which…
- § 20512 For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Advertisement” means any general or public communication that a large…
- § 20513 (a) Any large online platform shall develop and implement procedures for the use of state-of-the-art techniques to identify and remove materially deceptive…
- § 20514 (a) Any large online platform shall develop and implement procedures for the use of state-of-the-art techniques to identify materially deceptive content and…
- § 20515 (a) A large online platform shall provide an easily accessible way for California residents to report to that platform content that should be removed pursuant…
- § 20516 The Attorney General or any district attorney or city attorney may seek injunctive or other equitable relief against any large online platform to compel the…
- § 20517 This chapter applies to materially deceptive content, regardless of the language used in the content. If the language used is not English, the disclosure…
- § 20518 (a) This chapter does not preclude a large online platform from blocking, removing, or labeling any materially deceptive content outside of the time periods…
- § 20519 This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (a) A regularly published online newspaper, magazine, or other periodical of general circulation that…
- § 20520 The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other…