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CA Elec Code § 4106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections|Section 4106.

4106.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a governing board in the County of San Diego may adopt a resolution requiring its general district election to be held on the same day as the statewide direct primary election or the day of the statewide general election.(b) If an election is held pursuant to subdivision (a), and the election is consolidated with another election, Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 10 shall govern the consolidation and, if the county elections official is requested to conduct the election, Section 10002 shall apply to that election.(c) If, pursuant to subdivision (a), a general district election is held on the same day as a statewide election, those officers whose four-year terms of office would have, prior to the adoption of the resolution, expired on the first Friday in December following the general district election in an odd-numbered year shall, instead, either continue in their offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the general district election or, at the option of the governing board, cease to hold office prior to the expiration of their four-year term and upon the qualification of their successors at the time prescribed by the governing board.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 4107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections|Section 4107.

4107.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of the Marina County Water District in the County of Monterey may adopt a resolution requiring its general district election to be held on the same day as the statewide direct primary election or the day of the statewide general election.(b) If an election is held pursuant to subdivision (a), and the election is consolidated with another election, Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 10 shall govern the consolidation, and, if the county elections official is requested to conduct the election, Section 10002 shall apply to that election.(c) If, pursuant to subdivision (a), a general district election is held on the same day as a statewide election, those officers whose four-year terms of office would have, prior to the adoption of the resolution, expired on the first Friday in December following the general district election in an odd-numbered year shall, instead, either continue in their offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the general district election or, at the option of the governing board, cease to hold office prior to the expiration of their four-year term and upon the qualification of their successors at the time prescribed by the governing board.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 4108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections|Section 4108.

4108.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law and regardless of the number of eligible voters within its boundaries a district may, by resolution of its governing board, conduct any election by all-mailed ballots pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000).(b) (1) A district conducting an election by all-mailed ballots may consolidate its election with the election of one or more other legislative or congressional districts, public districts, cities, counties, or other political subdivisions if all of the elections to be consolidated will be:(A) Held on the same day.(B) Held in the same territory or in a territory that is in part the same.(C) Conducted wholly by mail.(2) A district consolidating its election pursuant to subdivision (a) shall order the consolidation pursuant to Section 10400.(3) A district election that is consolidated with an all-mailed ballot election for a legislative or congressional district shall also comply with any additional statutory requirements that apply to the all-mailed ballot election for that legislative or congressional district.(c) An election conducted pursuant to this section shall be held on a date prescribed in Section 1500 or on any other date other than an established election date.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 731, Sec. 3. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 5000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications|Section 5000.

5000.  (a) For purposes of this division, the definition of “party” in Section 338 is applicable.(b) This chapter shall apply to political bodies and to parties not otherwise provided for in Division 7 (commencing with Section 7050).(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1081, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Elec Code § 5001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications|Section 5001.

5001.  Whenever a group of electors desires to qualify a new political party meeting the requirements of Section 5100 or 5151, that group shall form a political body by:(a) Holding a caucus or convention at which temporary officers shall be elected and a party name designated. The designated name shall not be so similar to the name of an existing party so as to mislead the voters, and shall not conflict with that of any existing party or political body that has previously filed notice pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) Filing formal notice with the Secretary of State that the political body has organized, elected temporary officers, and declared an intent to qualify a political party pursuant to either Section 5100 or 5151, but not both. The notice shall include the names and addresses of the temporary officers of the political body.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 50. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Elec Code § 5002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications|Section 5002.

5002.  Upon receipt of the notice specified in Section 5001, the Secretary of State shall notify each county elections official of the name of the political body, its intent to qualify as a political party, and whether it intends to qualify for the next primary election or for the next presidential general election.In preparing the statement of voters and their political affiliations, the county elections officials shall tabulate by political affiliation the affidavits of registration of members of political parties qualified pursuant to Section 5100 or 5151, and political bodies formally declaring an intent to qualify as political parties pursuant to Section 5001. All other affidavits of registration, except those of persons declining to state a political affiliation, shall be tabulated as miscellaneous registrations.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 5. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 5003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications|Section 5003.

5003.  A political body within the first 70 days after filing the formal notice required by Section 5001 is entitled, upon request to the Secretary of State, to have counted toward its qualification as a political party affidavits of registration in which voters declared affiliation with the political body prior to the date the political body filed the formal notice with the Secretary of State.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 5004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications|Section 5004.

5004.  (a) If by the 135th day before any primary election, a political body filing notice of its intent to qualify for a primary election pursuant to Section 5001 has not qualified as a political party pursuant to Section 5100, the political body shall be considered to have abandoned its attempt to qualify as a political party and shall be ineligible to participate in the following primary election.(b) If by the 102nd day before a presidential general election, a political body filing notice of its intent to qualify for a presidential general election pursuant to Section 5001 has not qualified as a political party pursuant to Section 5151, the political body shall be considered to have abandoned its attempt to qualify as a political party and shall be ineligible to participate in the following presidential general election.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 6. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 5005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications|Section 5005.

5005.  (a) Until otherwise provided for by statute, a political party newly qualified pursuant to Section 5100 shall carry on its activities in accordance with procedures applicable to any other political party that has detailed statutory provisions applicable to its operation as shall be designated by the newly qualified party. The temporary officers of the newly qualified political party elected pursuant to Section 5001 shall file notice of its selection with the Secretary of State not later than 30 days after the political party qualifies.(b) Until otherwise provided for by statute, a political party newly qualified pursuant to Section 5151 shall carry on its activities in accordance with procedures applicable to any other political party that has detailed statutory provisions applicable to its operation as shall be designated by the newly qualified party, except that the newly qualified party shall not be required to use a primary election to nominate candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States prior to the presidential general election at which the party qualifies to participate, whose names shall appear on the presidential general election ballot. The temporary officers of the newly qualified political party elected pursuant to Section 5001 shall file notice of its selection with the Secretary of State not later than 30 days after the political party qualifies.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 7. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 5006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications|Section 5006.

5006.  Any political party newly qualifying pursuant to Section 5100 shall conduct its presidential primary election in accordance with procedures applicable to any other political party that has detailed statutory provisions applicable to its presidential primary as shall be designated by the newly qualified party.If a newly qualified political party has not elected permanent officers, the temporary officers shall notify the Secretary of State of the designated procedures the party has selected for its presidential primary, on or before the 125th day before the presidential primary election.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 724, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 5100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Parties Qualified to Participate in the Primary Election|Section 5100.

5100.  A party is qualified to participate in a primary election under any of the following conditions:(a) (1) At the last preceding gubernatorial primary election, the sum of the votes cast for all of the candidates for an office voted on throughout the state who disclosed a preference for that party on the ballot was at least 2 percent of the entire vote of the state for that office.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a party may inform the Secretary of State that it declines to have the votes cast for a candidate who has disclosed that party as the candidate’s party preference on the ballot counted toward the 2-percent qualification threshold. If the party wishes to have votes for a candidate not counted in support of its qualification under paragraph (1), the party shall notify the secretary in writing of that candidate’s name by the seventh day before the gubernatorial primary election.(b) (1) On or before the 135th day before a primary election, it appears to the Secretary of State, as a result of examining and totaling the statement of voters and their declared political preference transmitted to the Secretary of State by the county elections officials, that voters equal in number to at least 0.33 percent of the total number of voters registered on the 154th day before the primary election have declared their preference for that party.(2) A person whose party preference is designated as “Unknown” pursuant to Section 2154 or 2267 shall not be counted for purposes of determining the total number of voters registered on the specified day preceding the election under paragraph (1).(c) On or before the 135th day before a primary election, there is filed with the Secretary of State a petition signed by voters, equal in number to at least 10 percent of the entire vote of the state at the last preceding gubernatorial election, declaring that they represent a proposed party, the name of which shall be stated in the petition, which proposed party those voters desire to have participate in that primary election. This petition shall be circulated, signed, and verified, and the signatures of the voters on it shall be certified to and transmitted to the Secretary of State by the county elections officials substantially as provided for initiative petitions. Each page of the petition shall bear a caption in 18-point boldface type, which caption shall be the name of the proposed party followed by the words “Petition to participate in the primary election.”(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 17. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 5100.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Parties Qualified to Participate in the Primary Election|Section 5100.5.

5100.5.  (a) Upon the occurrence of the gubernatorial election, each party shall have its qualifications reviewed by the Secretary of State. A party that does not meet the standards for qualification set forth in Section 5100 shall be prohibited from participating in any primary election. A party shall maintain its qualification to participate in any subsequent primary election by complying with any of the conditions specified in Section 5100.(b) A party seeking qualification under provisions of this section and subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 5100 shall file formal notice with the Secretary of State that the party intends to regain qualification.(c) Unless formal notice as required in subdivision (b) is timely received by the Secretary of State, he or she may have the name of the party omitted from any list, notice, ballot, or other publication containing the names of the parties qualified or seeking qualification that the Secretary of State may cause to be printed or published.(d) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 8001, this section shall only be applicable to a party that has successfully obtained that status for the first time after having been a political body, and shall not apply to a political party that has been disqualified.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1081, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Elec Code § 5101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Parties Qualified to Participate in the Primary Election|Section 5101.

5101.  Whenever the registration of any party that qualified in the previous direct primary election falls below one-fifteenth of 1 percent of the total state registration, that party shall not be qualified to participate in the primary election but shall be deemed to have been abandoned by the voters. The Secretary of State shall immediately remove the name of the party from any list, notice, ballot, or other publication containing the names of the parties qualified to participate in the primary election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 5102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Parties Qualified to Participate in the Primary Election|Section 5102.

5102.  No party shall be recognized or qualified to participate in any primary election that either directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets the overthrow by any unlawful means of, or that directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets a program of sabotage, force and violence, sedition or treason against, the government of the United States or of this state.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 5150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Parties Qualified to Participate in the Presidential General Election|Section 5150.

5150.  This chapter applies to a political body that did not qualify to participate in a presidential primary election pursuant to Section 5100 but nevertheless seeks qualification to participate in the following presidential general election through the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President of the United States by nominating convention, or some means other than a primary election, to appear on the ballot at the presidential general election. For purposes of this chapter, participating in a presidential general election does not include using the general election ballot for the purpose of electing state party or county central committee officers.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 8. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 5151 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Parties Qualified to Participate in the Presidential General Election|Section 5151.

5151.  A party is qualified to participate in a presidential general election under any of the following conditions:(a) The party qualified to participate and participated in the presidential primary election preceding the presidential general election pursuant to Section 5100.(b) (1) At the last preceding gubernatorial primary election, the sum of the votes cast for all of the candidates for an office voted on throughout the state who disclosed a preference for that party on the ballot was at least 2 percent of the entire vote of the state for that office.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a party may inform the Secretary of State that it declines to have the votes cast for a candidate who has disclosed that party as his or her party preference on the ballot counted toward the 2-percent qualification threshold. If the party wishes to have votes for a candidate not counted in support of its qualification under paragraph (1), the party shall notify the secretary in writing of that candidate’s name by the seventh day before the gubernatorial primary election.(c) (1) If on or before the 102nd day before a presidential general election, it appears to the Secretary of State, as a result of examining and totaling the statement of voters and their declared political preference transmitted to him or her by the county elections officials, that voters equal in number to at least 0.33 percent of the total number of voters registered on the 123rd day before the presidential general election have declared their preference for that party.(2) A person whose party preference is designated as “Unknown” pursuant to Section 2154 or 2265 shall not be counted for purposes of determining the total number of voters registered on the specified day preceding the election under paragraph (1).(d) On or before the 135th day before a presidential general election, there is filed with the Secretary of State a petition signed by voters, equal in number to at least 10 percent of the entire vote of the state at the last preceding gubernatorial election, declaring that they represent a proposed party, the name of which shall be stated in the petition, which proposed party those voters desire to have participate in that presidential general election. This petition shall be circulated, signed, and verified, and the signatures of the voters on it shall be certified to and transmitted to the Secretary of State by the county elections officials substantially as provided for initiative petitions. Each page of the petition shall bear a caption in 18-point boldface type, which caption shall be the name of the proposed party followed by the words “Petition to participate in the presidential general election.”(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 32, Sec. 57. (SB 837) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 5152 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Parties Qualified to Participate in the Presidential General Election|Section 5152.

5152.  (a) Upon the occurrence of the gubernatorial election, each party shall have its qualifications reviewed by the Secretary of State. A party that does not meet the standards for qualification set forth in Section 5151 shall be prohibited from participating in the presidential general election. A party shall maintain its qualification to participate in any subsequent presidential general election by complying with any of the conditions specified in Section 5151.(b) A party seeking qualification under provisions of this section and subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 5151 shall file formal notice with the Secretary of State that the party intends to regain qualification.(c) Unless formal notice as required in subdivision (b) is timely received by the Secretary of State, he or she may have the name of the party omitted from any list, notice, ballot, or other publication containing the names of the parties qualified or seeking qualification that the Secretary of State may cause to be printed or published.(d) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 8001, this section shall only be applicable to a party that has successfully obtained that status for the first time after having been a political body, and shall not apply to a political party that has been disqualified.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 8. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 5153 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Parties Qualified to Participate in the Presidential General Election|Section 5153.

5153.  Whenever the registration of any party that qualified in the previous general election falls below one-fifteenth of 1 percent of the total state registration, that party shall not be qualified to participate in a presidential general election but shall be deemed to have been abandoned by the voters. The Secretary of State shall immediately remove the name of the party from any list, notice, ballot, or other publication containing the names of the parties qualified to participate in a presidential general election.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 8. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 5154 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Parties Qualified to Participate in the Presidential General Election|Section 5154.

5154.  No party shall be recognized or qualified to participate in a presidential general election that either directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets the overthrow by any unlawful means of, or that directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets a program of sabotage, force and violence, sedition or treason against, the government of the United States or of this state.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 8. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)