Source: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/section-2-nomination-requirements.htm
Timestamp: 2014-11-01 04:36:16
Document Index: 22982104

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 333', '§ 8020', '§ 8064', '§ 8020', '§ 8063', '§ 8061', '§ 8106', '§ 8061', '§ 8061', '§ 8020', '§ 13107', '§ 13107', '§ 8101', '§ 8105', '§ 85200', '§ 82013', '§ 85200', '§ 85201', '§ 85201']

2014 California Election Calendar - Section 2: Nomination Requirements - California Secretary of State
Nomination Documents — Nomination Papers and Declaration of Candidacy
All candidates for offices at the primary election must obtain nomination documents from the county elections official of the candidate’s county of residence. Nomination documents include nomination papers for collecting signatures and a Declaration of Candidacy that must be executed by the candidate. The nomination documents are made available on February 10, 2014 (E-113) and are provided free of charge.§§ 333, 8020, 8040, 8041, 8064, 8101
No person may file nomination papers for more than one office at the same election. Between February 10, 2014 (E-113) and March 7, 2014 (E-88), nomination papers must be delivered to the county elections official of the county in which the signer resides and is a voter.§§ 8020, 8063
The Declaration of Candidacy must be delivered to the county elections official of the candidate's county of residence by March 7, 2014 (E-88). However, a candidate running for the office of U.S. Representative in Congress, who does not reside in the district where seeking office, can obtain from and deliver the Declaration of Candidacy to the county elections official in any county within the district where the candidate is seeking office.§ 8064
The county elections official shall require all candidates filing a Declaration of Candidacy to execute the declaration in his or her office unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the declaration form from the county elections official and to deliver it to the candidate. The written statement shall state that the candidate is aware that the Declaration of Candidacy must be properly executed and delivered not later than March 7, 2014 (E-88), to the office of the county elections official from whom it was received. Any person may return the completed Declaration of Candidacy.§§ 8020, 8028, 8064
The county elections official(s) shall forward all nomination documents to the Secretary of State for filing within five days after being left with the county elections official.§§ 8063, 8064, 8070, 8082
The county elections official shall provide the petitions in lieu of filing fee to a candidate. The petitions shall first be made available on December 27, 2013 (E-158).§ 8061(b)
A candidate may submit a petition containing signatures of registered voters in lieu of paying the filing fee in order to run for office. The signatures submitted may cover all or a portion of the filing fee. Any registered voter may sign a petition in lieu of filing fee for any candidate for whom he or she is eligible to vote.§ 8106
The last day to submit the petition in lieu of filing fee to the elections official of the county in which the signatures were gathered is February 20, 2014 (E-103). The petitions cannot be filed at the Secretary of State’s office. No additional signatures may be filed after the filing date, but supplemental signatures may be filed to replace signatures in the original filing that were found to be invalid. That portion of the filing fee not covered by the signatures must be paid in full before the nomination documents may be filed.§§ 8061, 8106
Petition In Lieu of Filing Fee and/or Nomination Papers
A candidate who submits a petition in lieu of filing fee may request that the county elections official count all valid signatures appearing on the petition toward, and combine them with, the number of sponsor signatures required for the candidate's nomination papers. If the petition contains the requisite number of valid signatures required for the nomination papers, the candidate is not required to circulate and file nomination papers, but may request the county elections official to accept the petition in lieu of a filing fee as nomination papers. If the petition does not contain the requisite number of valid signatures required for the nomination papers, the candidate may still circulate and file nomination papers during the nomination period. The petitions in lieu of filing fee and nomination papers are separate forms that are issued by the county elections official. The nomination papers shall be delivered to the county elections official of the county in which the signer resides and is a voter.§§ 8061, 8063, 8106
NOTE: If the candidate has submitted sufficient valid signatures on petitions in lieu of filing fee to satisfy the nomination requirement, he or she must still file a Declaration of Candidacy during the nomination period.§ 8020(a)(1)
Each candidate who submits a Declaration of Candidacy with a ballot designation shall file a completed ballot designation worksheet that supports the use of the ballot designation by the candidate. The ballot designation worksheet shall be filed with the elections official at the same time that the candidate files his or her Declaration of Candidacy.§ 13107.3
The ballot designation shall remain the same for all purposes of both primary and general elections, unless the candidate, at least 98 days prior to the general election, requests in writing a different designation which the candidate is entitled to use at the time of the request. The written request must be accompanied by a ballot designation worksheet.§ 13107(e)
All forms required for nomination and election to statewide, congressional, and legislative offices (declaration of candidacy, nomination papers, ballot designation worksheet) shall be furnished by the county elections official of the candidate's county of residence.
At the time of issuing any candidate forms, the officer providing the form shall:
Type on the form the name of the candidate and the office for which he or she is a candidate,
Imprint a stamp in the section of the form that reads "Official Filing Form," and
Affix his/her signature on the form.§ 8101
The forms shall be distributed to all candidates applying for them upon the payment of the filing fee; however, petitions-in-lieu are available without first paying the filing fee. All filing fees are nonrefundable.§§ 8105, 8106
Any individual who intends to be a candidate for elective state office shall:
File with the Secretary of State’s Political Reform Division a Candidate Intention Statement (Form 501) for the specific state office sought. A separate Form 501 must be filed for each election, including re-election to the same office. This statement shall be signed under penalty of perjury and filed prior to the solicitation or receipt of any contribution or loan, including expenditures made from personal funds used for campaign purposes.Gov. Code § 85200
Establish one campaign contribution account at an office of a financial institution located in California after filing the Candidate Intention Statement.
A Statement of Organization-Recipient Committee (Form 410) must be filed with the Secretary of State’s Political Reform Division within 10 days of qualifying as a committee by receiving contributions totaling $1,000 or more in a calendar year.Gov. Code §§ 82013(a), 84101
Parts A., B. 3, and B. 4, above, do not apply to a candidate's payment of a filing fee and statement of qualifications fee from his or her personal funds.Gov. Code §§ 85200, 85201(f)
Part B, above, does not apply if the candidate does not receive contributions and makes campaign expenditures from personal funds of less than $1,000 in a calendar year, excluding payment of the filing fee and statement of qualifications fee.Gov. Code § 85201(g)
An individual who raises contributions from others for his or her campaign, but raises or spends less than $1,000 in a calendar year, shall establish a campaign contribution account but is not required to file a Statement of Organization or other statement of bank account information.Gov. Code § 85201(h)
Under the provisions of Proposition 34 adopted by voters in November of 2000, all candidates for elective state office may agree to abide by voluntary spending limits. Provided that their acceptance of the voluntary spending limits has been timely filed with the Secretary of State, candidates for statewide office may purchase space to place a 250-word candidate statement in the official state Voter Information Guide and candidates for state legislative office may purchase space in the sample ballots of each of the counties in the jurisdiction for a 250-word candidate statement.
Once the voluntary expenditure limits are accepted (or rejected), the spending-limits decision applies to both the primary and general elections. However, a state/statewide candidate who has not exceeded the voluntary spending limits may revoke and change his or her acceptance or rejection of the voluntary spending limits no more than two times after the initial filing of the Candidate Intention Statement (Form 501), provided that the amendment to the filer’s Form 501 is received by the Secretary of State, before the deadline for filing the candidate’s nomination papers.
Additionally, the law permits a state candidate to change his or her mind and accept the spending limits for the general election, if an amended Form 501 is filed within 14 days following the primary, indicating the candidate’s intention to accept the spending limits in the general election, provided that the filer has not exceeded the spending limits in the primary.
All candidates for legislative offices who raise or spend $25,000 or more must file their contribution and expenditure disclosure statements electronically and on paper. Log-on instructions and approved electronic filing vendors are posted on the Political Reform Division’s page on the Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.ca.gov/prd/electronic-filing-info.
Candidates may download all the latest campaign forms from the Fair Political Practices Commission’s website at www.fppc.ca.gov, or the Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.ca.gov/prd/for-filers-only.htm. Candidates may also call the Political Reform Division at (916) 653-6224. Please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at (916) 322-5660 or (866) 275-3772 for all applicable contribution and spending limits as well as the latest online/electronic filing requirements.
A congressional candidate should contact the Federal Election Commission at 999 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20463 or call toll-free (800) 424-9530 for a copy of the Federal Election Campaign Act as amended, related regulations providing the filing requirements for reporting campaign contributions, and the forms on which to file.