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CA Elec Code § 7882 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 7 - POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS|PART 5 - PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY|CHAPTER 4 - County Central Committee|ARTICLE 3 - General|Section 7882.

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 exist until the members of the new committees take office after the succeeding presidential primary election or pursuant to Section 7784.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 507, Sec. 33. (SB 1272) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Elec Code § 7883 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 7 - POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS|PART 5 - PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY|CHAPTER 4 - County Central Committee|ARTICLE 3 - General|Section 7883.

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.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 7884 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 7 - POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS|PART 5 - PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY|CHAPTER 4 - County Central Committee|ARTICLE 3 - General|Section 7884.

7884.  Within five days after a committee meets for its organizational meeting, the newly elected chairperson of the committee shall notify the county elections official of his or her name.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 199, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 8000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 8000.

8000.  This chapter does not apply to:(a) Recall elections.(b) Presidential primary.(c) Nomination of officers of cities or counties whose charters provide a system for nominating candidates for those offices.(d) Nomination of officers for any district not formed for municipal purposes.(e) Nomination of officers for general law cities.(f) Nomination of school district officers.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 8001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 8001.

8001.  (a) A declaration of candidacy for membership on a county central committee shall not be filed by a candidate unless (1) at the time of presentation of the declaration and continuously for not less than three months immediately prior to that time, or for as long as the candidate has been eligible to register to vote in the state, the candidate is shown by the candidate’s affidavit of registration to have expressed a preference for the political party of that committee, and (2) the candidate has not been registered with a preference for a qualified political party other than that political party within 12 months.(b) The elections official shall attach a certificate to the declaration of candidacy showing the date on which the candidate registered with a preference for the political party of that committee, and indicating that the candidate has not been registered with a preference for any other qualified political party for the period specified in subdivision (a) immediately preceding the filing of the declaration. This section does not apply to a declaration of candidacy filed by a candidate of a political party participating in its first direct primary election subsequent to its qualification as a political party pursuant to Section 5100.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a county central committee, subject to the bylaws of the state central committee, may establish the length of time that a candidate for membership on that committee must be shown by the candidate’s affidavit of registration to have expressed a preference for the political party of that committee, and may establish the length of time that a candidate for membership on that committee must not have been registered with a preference for a qualified political party other than the political party of that committee.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 106, Sec. 2. (AB 3370) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 8002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 8002.

8002.  If a candidate is a candidate for a nonpartisan office, all reference to party affiliation shall be omitted on all forms required to be filed.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 8002.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 8002.5.

8002.5.  (a) A candidate for a voter-nominated office shall indicate one of the following upon his or her declaration of candidacy, which shall be consistent with what appears on the candidate’s most recent affidavit of registration:(1) “Party Preference: ______ (insert the name of the qualified political party as disclosed upon your affidavit of registration).”(2) “Party Preference: None (if you have declined to disclose a preference for a qualified political party upon your affidavit of registration).”(b) The selection made by a candidate pursuant to subdivision (a) shall appear on the primary and general election ballot in conjunction with his or her name, and shall not be changed between the primary and general election.(c) Regardless of the party preference, or lack of party preference, of the candidate or the voter, any qualified voter may vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated office if the voter is otherwise entitled to vote for candidates for the office to be filled. Nothing in Section 2151, 3006, 3007.5, 3205, or 13102 shall be construed to limit the ability of a voter to cast a primary election ballot for any candidate for a voter-nominated office, regardless of the party preference, or lack of party preference, designated by the candidate for inclusion upon the ballot pursuant to this section, provided that the voter is otherwise qualified to cast a ballot for the office at issue.(d) A candidate designating a party preference pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be deemed to be the official nominee of the party designated as preferred by the candidate. A candidate’s designation of party preference shall not be construed as an endorsement of that candidate by the party designated. The party preference designated by the candidate is shown for the information of the voters only and may in no way limit the options available to voters.(e) All references to party preference or affiliation shall be omitted from all forms required to be filed by a voter-nominated candidate pursuant to this division in the same manner that such references are omitted from forms required to be filed by nonpartisan candidates pursuant to Section 8002, except that the declaration of candidacy required by Section 8040 shall include space for the candidate to list the party preference disclosed upon the candidate’s most recent affidavit of registration, in accordance with subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 12. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 8003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 8003.

8003.  This chapter does not prohibit the independent nomination of candidates under Part 2 (commencing with Section 8300), subject to the following limitations:(a) A candidate whose name has been on the ballot as a candidate of a party at the direct primary and who has been defeated for that party nomination is ineligible for nomination as an independent candidate. He is also ineligible as a candidate named by a party central committee to fill a vacancy on the ballot for a general election.(b) No person may file nomination papers for a party nomination and an independent nomination for the same office, or for more than one office at the same election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 8004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 8004.

8004.  (a) In the event that no candidate files for a party’s nomination for any partisan office that would appear on the ballot in a county or a political subdivision within that county, the elections official shall do both of the following:(1) Refrain from printing a partisan ballot for that party in that county or a political subdivision within that county in which there are no candidates for that political party’s nomination.(2) Send notification to those voters registered as affiliated with that party that there were no qualified candidates for the partisan office for which the voter is eligible to vote, together with a nonpartisan ballot, unless, within 10 days after the final date for filing nomination papers for the office, a petition indicating that a write-in campaign will be conducted is filed with the elections official and signed by 10 percent of the registered voters, or 100 registered voters, whichever is less, affiliated with that party within the county or a political subdivision within that county, whichever is applicable.(b) A separate petition shall be filed for each specific office for which a write-in campaign is to be conducted.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 289, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Elec Code § 8005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 8005.

8005.  In addition to satisfying the requirements of Sections 9083.5, 9084.5, and 14105.1, the Secretary of State shall conduct public voter education campaigns, using existing resources, for the purpose of publicly disseminating information regarding the roles of the parties in primary elections for party-nominated offices, voter-nominated offices, and nonpartisan offices.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 18. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)
CA Elec Code § 8020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 2 - Nomination Documents|Section 8020.

8020.  (a) No candidate’s name shall be printed on the ballot to be used at the direct primary unless the following nomination documents are delivered for filing to the county elections official:(1) Declaration of candidacy pursuant to Section 8040.(2) Nomination papers signed by signers pursuant to Section 8041.(b) The forms shall first be available on the 113th day prior to the direct primary election, or on the 158th day prior to the primary election for a candidate for membership on a county central committee, and shall be delivered to the county for which the nomination documents were circulated not later than 5 p.m. on the 88th day prior to the primary election. The forms may be delivered to the county elections official by a person other than the candidate.(c) Upon the receipt of an executed nomination document, the county elections official shall give the person delivering the document a receipt, properly dated, indicating that the document was delivered to the county elections official.(d) Notwithstanding Section 8028, upon request of a candidate, the county elections official shall provide the candidate with a declaration of candidacy. The county elections official shall not require a candidate to sign, file, or sign and file, a declaration of candidacy as a condition of receiving nomination papers.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 562, Sec. 2. (AB 1829) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 8021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 2 - Nomination Documents|Section 8021.

8021.  All nomination documents which are delivered for filing to the elections official in compliance with Section 8020 and that are not required by this chapter to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State shall be filed with the elections official by the 83rd day before the primary election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 8022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 2 - Nomination Documents|Section 8022.

8022.  Notwithstanding Section 8020 or any other provision of the law, if nomination documents for an incumbent state Senator, Member of the Assembly, state constitutional officer, Insurance Commissioner, Member of the United States House of Representatives, or United States Senator are not delivered by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the direct primary election, any person other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88th day shall have until 5 p.m. on the 83rd day before the election to file nomination documents for the elective office.However, if the incumbent’s failure to file nomination documents is because he or she has already served the maximum number of terms permitted by the California Constitution for that office, there shall be no extension of the period for filing the nomination documents.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 152, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Elec Code § 8023 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 2 - Nomination Documents|Section 8023.

8023.  (a) Except in the case of a judicial office filled in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI of the Constitution, every candidate for a judicial office, not more than 14 nor less than five days prior to the first day on which his or her nomination papers may be circulated and signed or may be presented for filing, shall file in the office of the elections official in which his or her nomination papers are required to be filed, a written and signed declaration of his or her intention to become a candidate for that office on a form to be supplied by the elections official. A candidate for a numerically designated judicial office shall state in his or her declaration for which office he or she intends to become a candidate.(b) No person may be a candidate nor have his or her name printed on any ballot as a candidate for judicial office unless he or she has filed the declaration of intention provided for in this section. If the incumbent of a judicial office fails to file a declaration of intention by the end of the period specified in subdivision (a), persons other than the incumbent may file declarations of intention no later than the first day for filing nomination papers.(c) Declarations shall be in substantially the following form:“I hereby declare my intention to become a candidate for the office of____(name of office and district, if any) at the ____, 2____ election.”No candidate for a judicial office shall be required to state his or her residential address on the declaration of intention. However, if the address is not stated on the declaration of intention, the address must be provided to the elections official for verification.(d) This section shall apply to all judicial offices whether numerically designated or not.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 199, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 8024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 2 - Nomination Documents|Section 8024.

8024.  Notwithstanding Section 8020 or any other provision of the law, if nomination documents for an incumbent officer of a county are not delivered by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the direct primary election, any person other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88th day shall have until 5 p.m. on the 83rd day before the election to file nomination documents for the elective office.This section is not applicable where there is no incumbent eligible to be elected.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 8025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 2 - Nomination Documents|Section 8025.

8025.  If a candidate who has declared a candidacy for a nomination at the direct primary election for a voter-nominated office dies after the last day prescribed for the delivery of nomination documents to the elections official, as provided in Section 8020, but not less than 83 days before the election, any person, regardless of his or her party preference or lack of party preference, may circulate and deliver nomination documents for the office to the elections official up to 5 p.m. on the 74th day prior to the election. In that case, the elections official shall, immediately after receipt of those nomination documents, certify and transmit them to the Secretary of State in the manner specified in this article.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 13. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 8026 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 2 - Nomination Documents|Section 8026.

8026.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for an election for a judicial office, an election shall not be conducted and no votes cast for the office shall be counted, and if counted the votes shall be null and void, if an incumbent is a candidate for a nonpartisan statewide, countywide, or citywide office, or for a nonpartisan office that is elected by division, area, or district, which he or she currently holds at an election at which only one other candidate, excluding any write-in candidates, has qualified to have his or her name placed on the ballot for that office, and either the challenger or the incumbent dies after the hour of 12:01 a.m. of the 68th day before the election.(b) A special election shall be called and held when the death of the challenger or the incumbent occurs within the period set in subdivision (a). The special election shall be called by the appropriate governing body within 14 days after the death of the incumbent or challenger. The special election shall be held no later than 88 days after the proclamation or resolution calling for the election. Candidates at the special election shall be nominated in accordance with this part, except that forms for securing signatures in lieu of a filing fee need not be made available until 15 days before the first day for circulating nomination papers, in-lieu-filing-fee petitions shall be filed at least seven days prior to the closing of the nomination period, nomination papers shall be delivered for filing to the elections official not less than 68 days and not more than 87 days before the special election, any candidate’s statement shall be filed with the clerk no later than the 68th day before the special election, and the Secretary of State shall conduct the randomized alphabet drawing under procedures similar to Sections 13112 and 13113 on the 67th day before the special election. Any candidate who paid a filing fee in connection with the previously scheduled election shall not be required to pay any additional filing fee, but shall be required to file new nomination papers.(c) The Secretary of State or elections official shall take appropriate action to ensure that voters do not erroneously vote in a canceled election.(d) This section applies to a primary election. If a candidate in a runoff election dies under the circumstances prescribed in subdivision (a), Section 15402 applies to govern the results of that election.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 97, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 8027 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 2 - Nomination Documents|Section 8027.

8027.  (a) Filing of nomination papers for a nonpartisan office, except for a judicial office, shall be reopened when an incumbent who is a candidate for a nonpartisan statewide, countywide, or citywide office, or for a nonpartisan office that is elected by division, area, or district which he or she currently holds at an election at which only one other candidate, excluding any write-in candidates, has qualified to have his or her name placed on the ballot for that office and either the challenger or the incumbent dies after the 88th day but before the 68th day before the election.(b) Any person qualified to be a candidate for the office for which either the deceased challenger or the deceased incumbent was a candidate may circulate and deliver nomination papers commencing the day after the death of either the challenger or the incumbent. Candidates shall be nominated in accordance with this part, except that in-lieu-filing-fee petitions shall not be made available and nomination papers shall be returned to the elections official no later than 5 p.m. on the 68th day before the election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 8028 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 8 - NOMINATIONS|PART 1 - PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Direct Primary|ARTICLE 2 - Nomination Documents|Section 8028.

8028.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a candidate shall not remove a declaration of candidacy form from the office of the elections official, and the elections official shall require all candidates filing a declaration of candidacy to execute the declaration in the office of the elections official.(b) A candidate may, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designate a person to receive a declaration of candidacy form from the elections official and deliver it to the candidate. The statement shall include language indicating that the candidate is aware that the declaration of candidacy must be properly executed and delivered to the elections official of the county of the candidate’s residence by the 88th day prior to the direct primary election. That statement shall be retained by the elections official.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)