DIVISION 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [6000. - 6954.]

Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

§§ 6000–6954 · 237 sections

PART 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES §§ 6000–6884 · 213 sections
1. CHAPTER 0.5. General Provisions §§ 6000–6000.2 · 3 sections
  - § 6000 All references to a voter’s or candidate’s party “registration” or “affiliation” in this part shall refer to the party preference or lack of party preference…
  - § 6000.1 “Generally advocated for or recognized candidate” or “recognized candidate” means an individual who has an authorized campaign committee registered with the…
  - § 6000.2 (a) A candidate for the office of the President of the United States shall provide to the Secretary of State proof, in substantially the following form, of…
2. CHAPTER 1. Democratic Presidential Primary §§ 6001–6241 · 39 sections
  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 6001–6003 · 4 sections
    § 6001 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alquist Open Presidential Primary Act.”
    § 6001.5 This chapter applies to the Democratic Party.
    § 6002 (a) This chapter applies both to the selection of delegates and alternates pledged to the candidacy of a particular candidate and to the selection of delegates…
    § 6003 Participation in the delegate selection process in primaries shall be restricted to voters whose affidavits of registration declare the Democratic Party as…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Number and Certification of Delegates and Alternates §§ 6020–6024 · 3 sections
    § 6020 (a) The Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the presidential primary…
    § 6023 The notification of the number of delegates and alternate delegates shall be in substantially the following form: Statement of Number of Delegates and…
    § 6024 If the Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee fails to file the notice required by Section 6020 with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State §§ 6040–6043 · 4 sections
    § 6040 This article shall apply to the designation of candidates by the Secretary of State for placement only on the presidential primary ballot.
    § 6041 The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the presidential primary ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that the candidate…
    § 6042 When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Section 6041, he or she shall notify the candidate that the…
    § 6043 If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the time specified in Section 6042, an affidavit stating…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Qualification of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations §§ 6060–6061 · 2 sections
    § 6060 This article shall apply to the qualification for placement on the presidential primary ballot of candidates who are not selected candidates as referred to in…
    § 6061 Any unselected candidate or uncommitted delegation desiring to be placed on the presidential primary ballot shall have nomination papers circulated on behalf…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Steering Committees §§ 6080–6082 · 3 sections
    § 6080 Each candidate who seeks to qualify under Article 4 (commencing with Section 6060) and each group proposing an uncommitted delegation shall appoint a steering…
    § 6081 The chairperson of a steering committee, at least 82 days prior to the presidential primary, shall file with the Secretary of State a statement containing the…
    § 6082 Each steering committee shall be responsible for the circulation of nomination papers of candidates who seek to qualify under Article 4 (commencing with…
  6. ARTICLE 6. Nomination Papers §§ 6101–6108 · 8 sections
    § 6101 Nomination papers to be circulated pursuant to Section 6061 shall be prepared, circulated, signed, and verified and shall be left for examination with the…
    § 6102 Upon the filing of nomination papers pursuant to Section 6061 signed by the required number of voters, the candidate or uncommitted delegation named in the…
    § 6103 Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the presidential primary ballot, the Secretary of State shall notify the chairperson of the steering…
    § 6104 Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only one paper. Each signer shall print his or her name, indicate his or her place of residence, and declare his or…
    § 6105 Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the candidate or chairperson of the steering committee in the case of…
    § 6106 Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the affidavit of the circulator who obtained signatures to it,…
    § 6107 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…
    § 6108 The nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON BEHALF OF…
  7. ARTICLE 7. Circulators §§ 6122–6123 · 2 sections
    § 6122 Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper for which they were appointed at any time between the period of 120 days and 81 days, inclusive,…
    § 6123 A county elections official or his or her deputy may not circulate a nomination paper and circulators may not obtain signatures within 100 feet of any election…
  8. ARTICLE 8. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers §§ 6140–6146 · 7 sections
    § 6140 Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the steering committee, or to its duly…
    § 6141 Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper shall be numbered in order.
    § 6142 Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties…
    § 6143 The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name…
    § 6144 Within five days after any nomination papers are left with him or her for examination, the county elections official shall: (a) Examine and affix to them a…
    § 6145 The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers shall be in substantially the following form: Certificate of County Elections Official to…
    § 6146 No filing fee shall be required from any person in order to file nomination papers.
  9. ARTICLE 9. Notification of Qualification from Secretary of State § 6160 · 1 section
    § 6160 At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall notify each steering committee whether or not it has qualified a candidate or…
  10. ARTICLE 10. Certified List of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations, Notice of Election § 6180 · 1 section
    § 6180 At least 68 days before a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each county elections official a certified list containing…
  11. ARTICLE 12. Canvass of Returns and Certificate of Selection §§ 6220–6222 · 2 sections
    § 6220 The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in his or her office a statement of the canvassed returns filed…
    § 6222 No fee shall be required of any person as a condition of receiving a certificate of selection as a delegate or an alternate.
  12. ARTICLE 13. Write-in Candidates §§ 6240–6241 · 2 sections
    § 6240 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall be provided on the presidential primary ballot for a voter to write in the name of a candidate for…
    § 6241 Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for nomination by the Democratic Party for President of the United States shall,…
3. CHAPTER 2. Republican Presidential Primary §§ 6300–6480 · 34 sections
  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions § 6300 · 1 section
    § 6300 (a) This chapter shall be applicable only to the presidential primary ballot of the Republican Party, and qualified parties for which no other provisions…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Number and Certification of Delegates §§ 6320–6323 · 4 sections
    § 6320 The chairperson of the state central committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the presidential primary as to the…
    § 6321 The notification of the number of delegates shall be in substantially the following form: STATEMENT OF NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NATIONAL…
    § 6322 If the chairperson of the state central committee fails to file a notice as to the number of delegates, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the number from…
    § 6323 The Secretary of State shall, on or before the 110th day preceding the presidential primary, certify to the county elections official of each county the number…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State §§ 6340–6343 · 4 sections
    § 6340 (a) The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Republican presidential primary ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that…
    § 6341 When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Section 6340, he or she shall notify the candidate that his or…
    § 6342 If a selected candidate or a nonselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary, an affidavit…
    § 6343 Any unselected candidate desiring to have his or her name placed on the presidential primary ballot shall have nomination papers circulated in his or her…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Nomination Papers §§ 6360–6365 · 6 sections
    § 6360 Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left for examination with the county elections official of the county in which…
    § 6361 Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only one paper. He or she shall declare his or her intention to support the candidate for nomination, add his or her…
    § 6362 Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the names of the candidate. Each section shall bear the name of the county in…
    § 6363 Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the affidavit of the circulator who obtained signatures to it,…
    § 6364 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…
    § 6365 The nomination paper for a candidate shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON BEHALF OF CANDIDATE Section…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Circulators §§ 6382–6383 · 2 sections
    § 6382 Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of a candidate at any time not more than 120 nor less than 81 days prior to the presidential primary.
    § 6383 A county elections official or deputy county elections official may not circulate a nomination paper. Circulators may not obtain signatures within 100 feet of…
  6. ARTICLE 6. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers §§ 6400–6406 · 7 sections
    § 6400 Each section of a nomination paper shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the candidate or his or her designee. All the sections circulated…
    § 6401 Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for a candidate shall be numbered in order.
    § 6402 Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties…
    § 6403 The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name…
    § 6404 Within five days after any nomination papers are left with him or her for examination, the county elections official shall: (a) Examine and affix to them a…
    § 6405 The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers of a candidate shall be in substantially the following form: COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIAL’S…
    § 6406 No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at a presidential primary.
  7. ARTICLE 7. Canvass of Returns. Certificate of Election §§ 6420–6422 · 3 sections
    § 6420 The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in his or her office a statement of the canvassed returns filed…
    § 6421 The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to the candidate who received the largest vote…
    § 6422 The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certification to each person selected as a delegate.
  8. ARTICLE 8. Write-in Candidates §§ 6440–6443 · 4 sections
    § 6440 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall be provided on the presidential primary ballot for an elector to write in the name of a candidate for…
    § 6441 Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, not later than 21 days before the primary…
    § 6442 Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality of the votes cast for President of the United States shall, within 10 days after the primary election,…
    § 6443 If the candidate fails to file a list of delegates, the state central committee of the party in whose primary the candidate received the plurality vote shall,…
  9. ARTICLE 9. Selection of Delegates §§ 6460–6461 · 2 sections
    § 6460 Every candidate whether selected pursuant to Section 6340, or unselected as referred to in Section 6343, who wishes to have a delegation of electors pledged to…
    § 6461 (a) The delegation of each candidate shall be composed as follows: (1) Seventy-eight percent of the delegation, or the nearest whole number thereto which…
  10. ARTICLE 10. Republican Presidential Primary Ballot § 6480 · 1 section
    § 6480 The format of the presidential portion of the Republican primary ballot shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13, with the…
4. CHAPTER 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary §§ 6500–6647 · 48 sections
  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 6500–6502 · 3 sections
    § 6500 This chapter shall be applicable to the presidential primary ballot of the American Independent Party only.
    § 6501 The presidential primary ballot shall be divided into a presidential preference portion and a delegate selection portion.
    § 6502 No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at any presidential primary.
  2. ARTICLE 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot §§ 6520–6524 · 5 sections
    § 6520 (a) The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the American Independent Party presidential preference ballot when the Secretary of State…
    § 6521 When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Section 6520, he or she shall notify the candidate that his or…
    § 6522 If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary, an affidavit…
    § 6523 Any unselected candidate desiring to have his or her name placed on the presidential preference primary ballot without filing a group of candidates for…
    § 6524 The name of any presidential candidate, to whom are pledged a group of candidates who have qualified by petition for the delegate selection portion of the…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Determination of Number of Delegates to National Convention §§ 6540–6543 · 4 sections
    § 6540 The Chairperson of the State Central Committee of the American Independent Party shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the…
    § 6541 The notification of the number of delegates shall be in substantially the following form: STATEMENT OF NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY…
    § 6542 If the chairperson of the state central committee fails to file a notice as to the number of delegates, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the number from…
    § 6543 The Secretary of State shall, on or before the 110th day preceding the presidential primary, certify to the county elections official of each county the number…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Qualification of Groups of Candidates for Delegate Selection Portion of Primary Ballot §§ 6560–6568 · 9 sections
    § 6560 Any three or more voters of the state who are registered as intending to affiliate with the American Independent Party may join as a committee in proposing the…
    § 6561 The committee, on or before the 104th day before the presidential primary election, shall file with the Secretary of State a statement containing the name of…
    § 6562 The number of candidates for delegates grouped on a nomination paper shall be equal to the total number of delegates to be elected by the party.
    § 6563 The candidates of each group shall be selected as follows: (a) No less than two-thirds shall be selected to represent congressional districts, and each of…
    § 6564 The number of alternates to be selected shall be no greater than one for each delegate, and the alternates shall be selected in the manner prescribed by…
    § 6565 Each group of candidates for delegates that intends to pledge itself to the candidacy of a particular candidate for presidential nominee shall have the…
    § 6566 Any candidate whose nomination paper is filed in more than one group is disqualified from running as a member of any group.
    § 6567 Each candidate for delegate to the American Independent Party convention shall file with the Secretary of State, before the circulation of nomination papers of…
    § 6568 Nomination papers for candidates for delegates shall be signed by voters registered as affiliated with the American Independent Party equal in number to not…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers §§ 6580–6599 · 17 sections
    § 6580 This article applies to the nomination of a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the primary ballot, to the nomination of a slate of delegates…
    § 6581 Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left for examination with the elections official of the county in which they are…
    § 6582 Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot may sign only one paper. He or she shall declare his or her intention to support the…
    § 6583 Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the presidential preference candidate, or the names of the candidates…
    § 6584 Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the affidavit of the circulator who obtained signatures to it,…
    § 6585 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…
    § 6586 The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION…
    § 6587 The nomination paper for a group of candidates for delegates, to the national convention shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION…
    § 6591 Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of the candidate or group of candidates at any time not more than 120 nor less than 81 days prior to…
    § 6592 An elections official or deputy elections official may not serve as a circulator and circulators may not obtain signatures within 100 feet of any election…
    § 6593 Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned to the candidate, committee, or duly authorized representatives. All the sections…
    § 6594 Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for any candidate or group of candidates shall be numbered in order.
    § 6595 Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties…
    § 6596 The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any…
    § 6597 Within five days after any nomination papers are left with him or her for examination, the elections official shall: (a) Examine and affix to them a…
    § 6598 The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate or group of candidates shall be in substantially the following form: Certificate…
    § 6599 Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the nomination of a candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot, the Secretary of State…
  6. ARTICLE 6. American Independent Presidential Primary Ballot §§ 6620–6621 · 2 sections
    § 6620 For the presidential primary election, the format of the American Independent Party ballot shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of…
    § 6621 Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, not later than 21 days before the primary…
  7. ARTICLE 7. Postelection Proceedings §§ 6640–6647 · 8 sections
    § 6640 The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in his or her office a statement of the canvassed returns filed…
    § 6641 The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to each person who is a member of the group that…
    § 6642 Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality of the votes cast in the delegate selection primary shall, within 37 days after the primary election,…
    § 6643 If the candidate fails to file a list of delegates, the state central committee of the party shall, within 10 days of the end of the 37-day period required in…
    § 6644 If a group of candidates for delegates preferring a particular presidential candidate are elected at the presidential primary, the delegates to the national…
    § 6645 If a group of candidates for delegates expressing no preference for a particular presidential candidate are elected, the chairperson of the group shall serve…
    § 6646 If a vacancy exists in the office of the delegate or alternate, the chairperson of the delegation shall designate a person to fill that vacancy.
    § 6647 The alternate of any delegate who is unable to attend the convention shall attend the convention in his or her place and shall otherwise discharge the duties…
5. CHAPTER 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary §§ 6700–6849 · 55 sections
  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 6700–6702 · 3 sections
    § 6700 This chapter shall be applicable to the presidential primary ballot of the Peace and Freedom Party only.
    § 6701 The Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary ballot shall be divided into a presidential preference portion and a national convention delegate selection…
    § 6702 No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at any Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary.
  2. ARTICLE 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot §§ 6720–6726 · 7 sections
    § 6720 The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Peace and Freedom Party presidential preference ballot when the Secretary of State has…
    § 6721 On or before the 120th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall send a letter by first-class mail to the Chairpersons of…
    § 6722 On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall publicly announce and distribute to the news media for…
    § 6723 When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Sections 6720 and 6722, the Secretary of State shall notify the…
    § 6724 If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary, an affidavit…
    § 6725 Any unselected candidate desiring to have her or his name placed on the presidential preference primary ballot without filing a group of candidates for…
    § 6726 Whenever a group of candidates for delegates pledged to a particular presidential candidate qualifies by petition for the national convention delegate…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Determination of Number to National Convention §§ 6740–6745 · 6 sections
    § 6740 The Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the…
    § 6741 The notification of national affiliation and number of national convention delegates shall be in substantially the following form: Statement of National…
    § 6742 If the Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee fails to file the notice required by Section 6741 by the 120th day preceding the…
    § 6743 On or before the 110th day before the presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall certify all of the following to the elections official of each county:…
    § 6744 For the purposes of this chapter, the boundary between the northern and southern territories of the state shall be that latitudinal line coinciding with the…
    § 6745 The number of delegate candidates to be selected from each territory by each group shall be, to the nearest whole number, proportional to that portion of the…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Qualification of Group of Candidates for National Convention Delegate Portion of Primary Ballot §§ 6760–6769 · 10 sections
    § 6760 Any five or more voters of the state who are registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party may join as a committee in proposing the nomination of a…
    § 6761 The committee, on or before the 104th day before the presidential primary election, shall file with the Secretary of State a statement containing the name of…
    § 6762 The number of candidates for delegate grouped on a nomination paper shall be equal to the total number of delegates to be elected by the Peace and Freedom…
    § 6763 The names of the grouped candidates shall be so selected that the portion of the candidates for national convention delegates residing in the northern and…
    § 6764 The number of alternates to be selected shall be no greater than one for each delegate, and the alternates shall be selected in the manner prescribed by…
    § 6765 Each group of candidates for delegate that intends to pledge itself to the candidacy of a particular candidate for presidential nominee shall have the…
    § 6766 Any candidate for delegate whose nomination paper is filed in more than one group is disqualified from running as a member of any group.
    § 6767 Each candidate for Peace and Freedom Party delegate to the national convention shall file with the Secretary of State, before the circulation of nomination…
    § 6768 The declaration of a candidate for delegate shall be in substantially the following form: Declaration of Candidate for Delegate State of California County of ⎱…
    § 6769 Nomination papers for candidates for delegates shall be signed by voters registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party equal in number to not less…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Preparation, Circulation and Filing of Nominating Papers §§ 6780–6798 · 16 sections
    § 6780 This article applies to the nomination of a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the primary ballot, to the nomination of a slate of delegates…
    § 6781 Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left for examination with the elections official of the county in which they are…
    § 6782 Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot may sign only one paper. The signer shall add her or his printed name and place of…
    § 6783 Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the presidential preference candidate, or the names of the candidates…
    § 6784 Each section shall be prepared with the lines, for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the declaration of the circulator who obtained signatures to…
    § 6785 A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters registered as affiliated with…
    § 6786 The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION…
    § 6787 The nomination paper for a group of candidates for delegates to the national convention shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION…
    § 6791 Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of the candidate or group of candidates at any time not more than 120 nor less than 81 days prior to…
    § 6792 Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned by the verification deputy who circulated it to the candidate, committee, or duly…
    § 6793 Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for any candidate or group of candidates shall be numbered in order.
    § 6794 Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties…
    § 6795 The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with her or him for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any…
    § 6796 Within five days after any nomination papers are left with the elections official for examination, the elections official shall: (a) Examine and affix to them…
    § 6797 The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate or group of candidates shall be in substantially the following form: CERTIFICATE…
    § 6798 (a) Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the nomination of a candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot, the Secretary of State…
  6. ARTICLE 6. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary Ballot §§ 6820–6822 · 3 sections
    § 6820 Upon the filing of nomination papers, the presidential preference primary candidate or slate of delegate candidates shall be voted upon, but the names of…
    § 6821 For the presidential primary election, the format of the Peace and Freedom Party ballot shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of…
    § 6822 Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, not later than 21 days before the primary…
  7. ARTICLE 7. Certification of National Convention Delegates Elected and Postelection Proceedings §§ 6840–6849 · 10 sections
    § 6840 The number of delegates to be certified as elected from each group of delegate candidates shall be the whole number nearest the product obtained by multiplying…
    § 6841 The Secretary of State shall send, not more than three business days after the presidential primary, to the chairperson of each committee qualifying a group of…
    § 6842 Each group of candidates for delegate shall meet or confer after the presidential primary and by majority vote shall determine the order in which members of…
    § 6843 The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, file in her or his office a statement of the canvassed returns for the Peace and…
    § 6844 The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, issue a certificate of election to as many persons in each group as are entitled…
    § 6845 Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a sufficient number of votes in the national convention delegate selection portion of the Peace and Freedom Party…
    § 6846 If a write-in candidate fails to file the list of delegates pursuant to Section 6845, the state central committee of the party shall, within 10 days of the end…
    § 6847 The elected delegates may, if they desire, meet or confer prior to attending the convention to select a chairperson of the delegation and to fill any vacancies…
    § 6848 The alternate of any delegate who is unable to attend the convention shall attend the convention in the place of the delegate and shall otherwise discharge the…
    § 6849 The Secretary of State shall, as soon as practicable, certify to the chairperson of the state central committee and to the chairperson of each party county…
6. CHAPTER 5. Green Party Presidential Primary §§ 6850–6864 · 29 sections
  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 6850–6850.7 · 3 sections
    § 6850 This chapter applies to the presidential preference primary ballot of the Green Party only. As used in this chapter, “Green Party” means the Green Party of…
    § 6850.5 The Green Party presidential preference primary ballot shall express the presidential preference of California voters who vote in the Green Party presidential…
    § 6850.7 A filing fee shall not be required from a person to be voted for in a Green Party presidential primary.
  2. ARTICLE 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Primary Ballot §§ 6851–6853.5 · 6 sections
    § 6851 The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Green Party presidential preference primary ballot when the Secretary of State has…
    § 6851.5 On or before the 120th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall send a letter by first-class mail to the Green Party Liaison…
    § 6852 On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall publicly announce and distribute to the news media for…
    § 6852.5 When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Sections 6851 and 6852, the Secretary of State shall notify the…
    § 6853 If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary election, an…
    § 6853.5 An unselected candidate desiring to have her or his name placed on the presidential preference primary ballot shall have nomination papers circulated on her or…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nominating Papers §§ 6854–6860 · 14 sections
    § 6854 This article applies to the nomination of a Green Party candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot.
    § 6854.5 Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall be left, for examination, with the elections official of the county in which they…
    § 6855 Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential preference primary ballot may sign only one paper. The signer shall add her or his printed name and…
    § 6855.5 A nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the presidential preference candidate. Each section shall bear the name…
    § 6856 Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the declaration of the circulator who obtained signatures to it,…
    § 6856.5 A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters registered as preferring the…
    § 6857 The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot shall be in substantially the following form: SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER…
    § 6857.2 Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of the candidate or group of candidates at any time not more than 120 nor less than 81 days prior to…
    § 6857.5 Before filing, the sections of a nomination paper for a candidate shall be numbered in order.
    § 6858 Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties…
    § 6858.5 The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with her or him for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any…
    § 6859 Within five days after any nomination papers are left with the elections official for examination, the elections official shall do both of the following: (a)…
    § 6859.5 The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate shall be in substantially the following form: CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY ELECTIONS…
    § 6860 Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the nomination of a candidate for the presidential preference primary ballot, the Secretary of State…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Green Party Presidential Primary Ballot §§ 6861–6862 · 3 sections
    § 6861 Following the filing of nomination papers, the presidential preference primary candidates shall be printed upon the ballot.
    § 6861.5 For the presidential preference primary election, the format of the Green Party ballot shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of…
    § 6862 A person who believes her or his name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, no later than 21 days before the…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Certification of National Convention Delegates Election and Postelection Proceedings §§ 6863–6863.5 · 2 sections
    § 6863 The number of delegates to be selected following the presidential preference primary election shall be the number established by the national political party…
    § 6863.5 National convention delegates shall be selected as provided for in the bylaws and the rules and procedures of the Green Party and pursuant to the rules of the…
  6. ARTICLE 6. Presidential Electors § 6864 · 1 section
    § 6864 In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the United States are to be chosen, the Green Party shall also…
7. CHAPTER 7. Income Tax Return Disclosure Requirements §§ 6880–6884 · 5 sections
  - § 6880 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act.
  - § 6881 The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California has a strong interest in ensuring that its voters make informed, educated choices in the voting…
  - § 6882 For purposes of this chapter, “income tax return” means any tax or information return, declaration of estimated tax, or claim for refund required by, or…
  - § 6883 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of State shall not print the name of a candidate for President of the United States on a primary election…
  - § 6884 (a) The candidate shall submit the following to the Secretary of State: (1) (A) Two copies of each tax return required by Section 6883. One copy of each tax…
PART 2. ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS §§ 6900–6954 · 24 sections
1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 6900–6909 · 8 sections
  - § 6900 The term “elector” or “presidential elector” as used in this chapter means an elector of President and Vice President of the United States, and not an elector…
  - § 6901 Whenever a political party, in accordance with Section 6864, 7100, 7300, 7578, or 7843, submits to the Secretary of State its certified list of nominees for…
  - § 6901.5 On or before the 75th day before an election when electors for the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen, each political party…
  - § 6902 At the general election in each leap year, or at any other time as may be prescribed by the laws of the United States, there shall be chosen by the voters of…
  - § 6903 On or before the day of meeting of the electors, the Governor shall deliver to the electors a list of the names of electors, and he or she shall perform any…
  - § 6904 (a) The electors chosen shall assemble at the State Capitol at 2 o’clock in the afternoon on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December next…
  - § 6906 The electors, when convened, shall vote by ballot for a person for President and a person for Vice President of the United States, one of whom, at least, is…
  - § 6909 Each presidential elector and alternate elector shall receive ten dollars ($10) for the elector’s services, and mileage at the rate of five cents ($0.05) per…
2. CHAPTER 1.2. Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act §§ 6911–6919 · 9 sections
  - § 6911 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, as the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act.
  - § 6912 In this chapter: (a) “Cast” means accepted by the Secretary of State in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 6917. (b) “Elector” means an individual who…
  - § 6913 For each elector position in this state, a political party contesting the position, or an unaffiliated presidential candidate, shall submit to the Secretary of…
  - § 6914 (a) Each elector nominee and alternate elector nominee of a political party shall execute the following pledge: “If selected for the position of elector, I…
  - § 6915 In submitting this state’s certificate of ascertainment as required by Section 6 of Title 3 of the United States Code, the Governor shall certify this state’s…
  - § 6916 (a) The Secretary of State shall preside at the meeting of electors described in Section 6917. (b) The position of an elector not present to vote is vacant.…
  - § 6917 (a) At the time designated for elector voting and after all vacant positions have been filled under Section 6916, the Secretary of State shall provide each…
  - § 6918 (a) After the vote of this state’s electors is completed, if the final list of electors differs from any list that the Governor previously included on a…
  - § 6919 In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among…
3. CHAPTER 1.5. Voting Compact §§ 6920–6921 · 2 sections
  - § 6920 The Legislature of the State of California hereby ratifies the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote as set forth in…
  - § 6921 The provisions of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote are as follows: Article 1. Membership Any state of the United…
4. CHAPTER 2. Duties of the Secretary of State §§ 6950–6954 · 5 sections
  - § 6950 Within three days of receiving the names of delegate candidates from the chairpersons of the steering committees, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each…
  - § 6951 At least 68 days before the presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each elections official a certified list containing the names of the…
  - § 6952 The certified list required by Section 6951 shall be in substantially the following form: CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY AND…
  - § 6953 At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each elections official a certified list containing the names and…
  - § 6954 At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each county elections official a certified list containing the names…