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Elections Code § 10512

PART 4. UNIFORM DISTRICT ELECTION LAW

Current as of September 28, 2026Elec. Code, § 10512Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 562, Sec. 7. (AB 1829) Effective January 1, 2020.

(a) Each candidate shall set forth in full the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the California Constitution, which shall be filed with the declaration of candidacy. The county elections official or district secretary, or a person designated by the county elections official or district secretary, shall administer the oath.

(b) The county elections official or district secretary, or a person designated by the county elections official or district secretary, may administer the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the California Constitution to the candidate elected to office.