PART 5. PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY [7700. - 7884.]
Part 5 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
§§ 7700–7884 · 56 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions § 7700 · 1 section
- § 7700 This part applies to the organization, operation, and functions of that political party known as the Peace and Freedom Party of California.
CHAPTER 2. Members of Central Committees §§ 7750–7784 · 21 sections
ARTICLE 1. Members §§ 7750–7755 · 6 sections
- § 7750 At each presidential primary election, members of central committees may be elected in each county.
- § 7751 For the purposes of this chapter, the registration figures used shall be those taken from the statement of voters and their political affiliations transmitted…
- § 7752 The number of members of central committees to be elected in a county shall be the greater of either of the following: (a) The number seven. (b) The integer…
- § 7753 In each county where the number of members of central committees to be elected is 12 or less, the members shall be elected in a countywide, at large district.…
- § 7754 The number to be elected from each supervisorial or Assembly district shall be the greater of either of the following: (a) The number one. (b) The integer…
- § 7755 Each person receiving a Peace and Freedom Party nomination for any partisan public office at the preceding direct primary election or at any special election…
ARTICLE 2. Election §§ 7770–7784 · 15 sections
- § 7770 The state party chairperson, no later than the 135th day before the presidential primary election, shall notify the Secretary of State whether or not a county…
- § 7771 The elections official, no later than the 115th day before the presidential primary election, shall compute the number of members of central committees to be…
- § 7772 In each county, the name of each candidate for member of central committees shall appear on the ballot only if she or he has done either of the following: (a)…
- § 7772.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the elections official, on the 73rd day prior to the presidential primary election, finds that the number of…
- § 7773 In counties where members of central committees are to be elected by supervisorial or Assembly district, a person seeking election as a member of central…
- § 7774 A person qualifying as a candidate for member of central committees by virtue of qualification to have her or his name appear on the primary ballot for a…
- § 7775 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person may obtain and circulate nomination papers both for nomination to a public office and for election…
- § 7776 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the number of sponsors which shall be required of a person to be a candidate for member of central committees…
- § 7777 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, up to three candidates for member of central committees in a single central committee election district may…
- § 7778 The elections official of each county shall include the office of member of central committees and the candidates therefor in a place and manner similar to the…
- § 7779 The order of appearance of the names of the candidates for member of central committees on the ballot shall be determined by a public drawing held at the time,…
- § 7780 The office of member of central committees may be placed on the presidential primary ballot under the heading “Party Central Committees” in the place and…
- § 7781 A party nominee for partisan office qualifying to be declared elected as a member of central committees pursuant to Section 7755 shall not be additionally…
- § 7783 The votes cast for each candidate for member of central committees shall be included in the canvass and statement of results in a manner similar to the vote…
- § 7784 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county central committee, in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the committee and subject to…
CHAPTER 3. State Central Committee §§ 7800–7843 · 19 sections
ARTICLE 1. Members §§ 7800–7805 · 5 sections
- § 7800 At the convention meeting of the state central committee, the state central committee shall consist initially of only those members of central committees…
- § 7802 At its convention and subsequent meetings the state central committee, in its sole discretion, may appoint any additional members to the state central…
- § 7803 The state central committee may require a balance of elected and appointed members so that 50 percent of the state central committee members from each county…
- § 7804 No person shall be appointed to membership on the state central committee unless she or he is registered as a voter affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party…
- § 7805 This committee may remove any elected or appointed member who, during the term of membership, affiliates with or registers as a member of another political…
ARTICLE 2. Meetings § 7820 · 1 section
- § 7820 The state central committee shall hold meetings not less than once during each year.
ARTICLE 3. General Business §§ 7830–7843 · 13 sections
- § 7830 The state central committee’s convention meeting shall be called to order by the chairperson of the committee at 10 a.m. on the Saturday on which it is to be…
- § 7831 The temporary chairpersons shall appoint any committees as the state central committee may direct.
- § 7832 The convention meeting of the state central committee shall elect the officers of the state central committee and adopt the party’s platform, which shall be…
- § 7833 The vote on any issue at the convention meeting of the state central committee may be by alphabetical rollcall by county if a majority of its members vote to…
- § 7834 The proceedings at the convention meeting of the state central committee shall be governed by any manual of parliamentary procedure designated by this…
- § 7835 This committee may select from its membership an executive committee to which it may grant all or any portion of its powers and duties. If this committee…
- § 7836 The chairperson of the state central committee shall serve a two-year term but shall not succeed herself or himself, and the chairperson shall alternate each…
- § 7838 All officers elected at the convention meeting of the state central committee shall serve for two-year terms, unless a shorter term is specified by the…
- § 7839 This committee shall conduct party campaigns for this party and in behalf of the candidates of this party. It shall appoint committees and appoint and employ…
- § 7840 The state central committee shall have power to appoint interim county central committees in the following counties: (a) Counties in which the voters have not…
- § 7841 A quorum of this committee is 10 percent of the entire membership, represented in person. However, the committee may make rules and regulations establishing a…
- § 7842 The state central committee shall designate by resolution the national political party with which the Peace and Freedom Party is affiliated, and shall file a…
- § 7843 In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the United States are to be chosen, the convention meeting of the…
CHAPTER 4. County Central Committee §§ 7850–7884 · 15 sections
ARTICLE 1. Members §§ 7850–7857 · 8 sections
- § 7850 At its first meeting on the second Tuesday in July following the presidential primary election and at subsequent meetings, a county central committee, in its…
- § 7851 A county central committee may require a balance of elected and appointed committee members to create a total membership division of 50 percent women and 50…
- § 7852 No person shall be appointed to membership on a county central committee unless she or he is registered as a voter affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party…
- § 7853 Any member of a committee who misses more than three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings may be removed by a vote of the committee concerned, unless the…
- § 7854 The removal of residence by an elected or appointed member of a county central committee from the county from which the member was elected shall constitute the…
- § 7855 A committee may remove any elected or appointed member, who during the term of membership, affiliates with or registers as a member of another political party,…
- § 7856 Whenever any person is appointed to a committee, the chairperson of the committee shall file notices of the appointment with the county elections official and…
- § 7857 If no members of central committees have been elected in a county at the preceding presidential primary election or selected in a county pursuant to Section…
ARTICLE 2. Meetings §§ 7870–7871 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 3. General §§ 7880–7884 · 5 sections
- § 7880 A committee shall have charge of the party campaign under general direction of the state central committee or of the executive committee selected by the state…
- § 7881 A committee may make rules and regulations providing for the following: (a) How officers of the committee may be removed. (b) How meetings may be called, and…
- § 7882 The committees shall perform other duties and services for this political party as seem to be for the benefit of the party. They shall continue to function and…
- § 7883 If the chairperson of a committee refuses to call a meeting, a meeting may be called upon five days’ notice by a majority of the members of the committee.
- § 7884 Within five days after a committee meets for its organizational meeting, the newly elected chairperson of the committee shall notify the county elections…