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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 70 - KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE PUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITIES BOND ACT OF 2016 › CHAPTER 3 - California Community College Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - California Community College Fiscal Provisions › Section 101147.5.

101147.5. (a) For the purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds (exclusive of refunding bonds) that have been authorized by the Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund consistent with this chapter. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus an amount equal to the interest that the money would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
(b) Any request forwarded to the Legislature and the Department of Finance for funds from this bond issue for expenditure for the purposes described in this chapter by the California Community Colleges shall be accompanied by the five-year capital outlay plan that reflects the needs and priorities of the community college system and is prioritized on a statewide basis. Requests shall include a schedule that prioritizes the seismic retrofitting needed to significantly reduce, in the judgment of the particular college, seismic hazards in buildings identified as high priority by the college.
(Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 51, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 70 - KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE PUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITIES BOND ACT OF 2016 › CHAPTER 3 - California Community College Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - California Community College Fiscal Provisions › Section 101148.

101148. All money deposited in the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest, except that amounts derived from premium may be reserved and used to pay the cost of the bond issuance prior to any transfer to the General Fund.
(Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 51, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 70 - KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE PUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITIES BOND ACT OF 2016 › CHAPTER 3 - California Community College Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - California Community College Fiscal Provisions › Section 101149.

101149. The bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this chapter includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds. Any bond refunded with the proceeds of refunding bonds as authorized by this section may be legally defeased to the extent permitted by law in the manner and to the extent set forth in the resolution, as amended from time to time, authorizing such refunded bond.
(Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 51, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 70 - KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE PUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITIES BOND ACT OF 2016 › CHAPTER 3 - California Community College Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - California Community College Fiscal Provisions › Section 101149.5.

101149.5. The people hereby find and declare that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
(Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 51, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 2.

2. The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 3.

3. If any provision of this code or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the code and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 6.

6. Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the officer, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 7.

7. Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 8.

8. As used in this code, the present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future the present; the masculine gender includes the feminine; and the singular includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9.

9. (a) Counting of words, for purposes of this code, shall be as follows:
(1) Punctuation is not counted.
(2) Each word shall be counted as one word except as specified in this section.
(3) All proper nouns, including geographical names, shall be considered as one word; for example, “City and County of San Francisco” shall be counted as one word.
(4) Each abbreviation for a word, phrase, or expression shall be counted as one word.
(5) Hyphenated words that appear in any generally available standard reference dictionary, published in the United States at any time within the 10 calendar years immediately preceding the election for which the words are counted, including a generally available standard reference dictionary published online, shall be considered as one word. Each part of all other hyphenated words shall be counted as a separate word.
(6) Dates shall be counted as one word.
(7) Any number consisting of a digit or digits shall be considered as one word. Any number which is spelled, such as “one,” shall be considered as a separate word or words. “One” shall be counted as one word whereas “one hundred” shall be counted as two words. “100” shall be counted as one word.
(8) Telephone numbers shall be counted as one word.
(9) Internet website addresses shall be counted as one word.
(b) This section does not apply to counting words for ballot designations under Section 13107.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 479, Sec. 1. (AB 1762) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 10.

10. (a) The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, and has the powers and duties specified in this code and Section 12172.5 of the Government Code.
(b) (1) The Secretary of State shall make reasonable efforts to do all of the following:
(A) Promote voter registration to eligible voters.
(B) Encourage eligible voters to vote.
(C) Promote preregistration to eligible citizens.
(D) Promote civic learning and engagement to prepare students and new citizens to register to vote and to vote.
(2) In undertaking these efforts, the Secretary of State shall prioritize communities that have been historically underrepresented in voter registration or voting.
(c) Beginning in the year before the federal decennial census and continuing through the completion of the enumeration activities for that census, the Secretary of State shall incorporate messages into public election materials produced by the Secretary of State that promote awareness of, and encourage participation in, the census. In undertaking this effort, the Secretary of State shall prioritize messages that are designed to overcome significant challenges to a complete and accurate enumeration of the state, including messages targeted at overcoming barriers to participation by historically hard-to-count communities based on response rate data from the United States Census Bureau.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 652, Sec. 2. (AB 2592) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 10.5.

10.5. (a) There is established within the Secretary of State the Office of Elections Cybersecurity.
(b) The primary missions of the Office of Elections Cybersecurity are both of the following:
(1) To coordinate efforts between the Secretary of State and local elections officials to reduce the likelihood and severity of cyber incidents that could interfere with the security or integrity of elections in the state.
(2) To monitor and counteract false or misleading information regarding the electoral process that is published online or on other platforms and that may suppress voter participation or cause confusion and disruption of the orderly and secure administration of elections.
(c) The Office of Elections Cybersecurity shall do all of the following:
(1) Coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies the sharing of information on threats to election cybersecurity, risk assessment, and threat mitigation in a timely manner and in a manner that protects sensitive information.
(2) In consultation with federal, state, and local agencies and private organizations, develop best practices for protecting against threats to election cybersecurity.
(3) In consultation with state and local agencies, develop and include best practices for cyber incident responses in emergency preparedness plans for elections.
(4) Identify resources, such as protective security tools, training, and other resources available to state and county elections officials.
(5) Advise the Secretary of State on issues related to election cybersecurity, and make recommendations for changes to state laws, regulations, and policies to further protect election infrastructure.
(6) Serve as a liaison between the Secretary of State, other state agencies, federal agencies, and local elections officials on election cybersecurity issues.
(7) Coordinate efforts within the Secretary of State to protect the security of Internet-connected elections-related resources, including all of the following:
(i) The state’s online voter registration system established pursuant to Section 2196.
(ii) The statewide voter registration database developed in compliance with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.).
(iii) The Secretary of State’s election night results Internet Web site.
(iv) The online campaign and lobbying filing and disclosure system developed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Chapter 4.6 (commencing with Section 84600) of Title 9 of the Government Code.
(v) Other parts of the Secretary of State’s Internet Web site.
(8) Assess the false or misleading information regarding the electoral process described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), mitigate the false or misleading information, and educate voters, especially new and unregistered voters, with valid information from elections officials such as a county elections official or the Secretary of State.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 241, Sec. 1. (AB 3075) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 11.

11. On written call of the Secretary of State, the county elections officials, city elections officials, and registrars of voters of this state may meet with the approval of their legislative bodies, at the time and place within this state designated in the call, to discuss matters affecting the administration of the election laws and to promote uniformity of procedure in those matters. Meetings shall not exceed three in any calendar year. Any deputy of a county elections official, city elections official, or registrar of voters, designated for the purpose by his or her principal, may attend these meetings, alone or with his or her principal. The actual and necessary expenses of the county elections official, city elections official, or registrar of voters, and of a deputy, incurred in traveling to and from meetings and in attending the same, for each officer for any one meeting, shall be a charge of the county or city of the elections official or registrar, and payable as other county or city charges.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12.

12. Whenever any candidate files a declaration of candidacy, nomination paper, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for any public office at any election in this state with either the Secretary of State or a county elections official, the candidate shall by the filing irrevocably appoint the Secretary of State or the county elections official with whom the filing is made, and their successors in office, the candidate’s attorneys upon whom all process in any action or proceeding against him or her concerning his or her candidacy or the election laws may be served with the same effect as if the candidate had been lawfully served with process. The appointment shall continue until the day of the election.
If in any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with any matters concerning his or her candidacy or the election laws it is shown by affidavit to the satisfaction of a court or judge that personal service of process against the candidate cannot be made with the exercise of due diligence, the court or judge may make an order that the service be made upon the candidate by delivering by hand to the Secretary of State or the county elections official appointed as the candidate’s attorney for service of process, or to any person employed in his or her office in the capacity of assistant or deputy, one copy of the process for the defendant to be served, together with a copy of the order authorizing the service. Service in this manner constitutes personal service upon the candidate. The Secretary of State and the county elections officials of all counties shall keep a record of all process served upon them under this section, and shall record therein the time of service and their action with reference thereto.
Upon the receipt of service of process the Secretary of State or the county elections official shall immediately give notice of the service of the process to the candidate by forwarding the copy of the process to the candidate at the address shown on his or her declaration, nomination paper, affidavit, or other evidence of intention to be a candidate filed with that officer, by special delivery registered mail with request for return receipt.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 13.

13. (a) A person shall not be considered a legally qualified candidate for an office, for party nomination for a partisan office, or for nomination to participate in the general election for a voter-nominated office, under the laws of this state unless that person has filed a declaration of candidacy or statement of write-in candidacy with the proper official for the particular election or primary, or is entitled to have his or her name placed on a general election ballot by reason of having been nominated at a primary election, or having been selected to fill a vacancy on the general election ballot as provided in Section 8807, or having been selected as an independent candidate pursuant to Section 8304.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing or prohibiting any qualified voter of this state from casting a ballot for a person by writing the name of that person on the ballot, or from having that ballot counted or tabulated, nor shall this section be construed as preventing or prohibiting a person from standing or campaigning for an elective office by means of a “write-in” campaign. However, nothing in this section shall be construed as an exception to the requirements of Section 15341 or to permit a person to be a write-in candidate contrary to Sections 8600 and 8606.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, to enable the Federal Communications Commission to determine who is a “legally qualified candidate” in this state for the purposes of administering Section 315 of Title 47 of the United States Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 1. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 13.5.

13.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 13, a person shall not be considered a legally qualified candidate for any of the offices set forth in subdivision (b) unless that person has filed all of the following with the proper official:
(A) A declaration of candidacy, nomination papers, or statement of write-in candidacy.
(B) Documentation that establishes that the person meets each qualification established for service in that office pursuant to subdivision (b). Documentation may include, but is not limited to, certificates, declarations, degrees, diplomas, official correspondences, college transcripts that include training courses taken, or other supporting documents.
(C) A declaration, under penalty of perjury, certifying that the information contained within the documentation the person filed pursuant to subparagraph (B) is true and correct.
(2) The provision of “documentation,” for purposes of compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1), may include the submission of either an original, as defined in Section 255 of the Evidence Code, or a duplicate, as defined in Section 260 of the Evidence Code.
(3) The official with whom the person filed the documentation pursuant to paragraph (1) is not required to verify either of the following:
(A) The authenticity or accuracy of the documentation.
(B) Whether the documentation is sufficient to establish that the candidate meets each qualification established for service in that office.
(b) This section shall be applicable to the following offices and qualifications therefor:
(1) For the office of county auditor, the qualifications set forth in Sections 26945 and 26946 of the Government Code.
(2) For the office of county district attorney, the qualifications set forth in Sections 24001 and 24002 of the Government Code.
(3) For the office of county sheriff, the qualifications set forth in Section 24004.3 of the Government Code.
(4) For the office of county superintendent of schools, the qualifications set forth in Sections 1205 to 1208, inclusive, of the Education Code.
(5) For the office of judge of the superior court, the qualifications set forth in Section 15 of Article VI of the California Constitution.
(6) For the office of county treasurer, county tax collector, or county treasurer-tax collector, the qualifications set forth in Section 27000.7 of the Government Code, provided that the board of supervisors has adopted the provisions of that section pursuant to Section 27000.6 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 669, Sec. 1. (AB 910) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14.

14. In case of a disaster in which a portion or all of the voting records of any county are destroyed, the Governor may appoint an election commission to outline and recommend procedures to be followed in the conduct of regular or special elections. The commission shall consist of the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the county elections official of each county in which destruction occurs.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 15.

15. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the last day for the performance of any act provided for or required by this code shall be a holiday, as defined in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed.
For purposes of this section, the Friday in November immediately after Thanksgiving Day shall be considered a holiday.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 16.

16. A copy of Section 84305 of the Government Code shall be provided by the elections official to each candidate or his or her agent at the time of filing the declaration of candidacy and to the proponents of a local initiative or referendum at the time of filing the petitions.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 17.

17. The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain administrative complaint procedures, pursuant to the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 21112), in order to remedy grievances in the administration of elections. The Secretary of State shall not require that the administrative remedies provided in the complaint procedures established pursuant to this section be exhausted in order to pursue any other remedies provided by state or federal law.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 81. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 20.

20. (a) A person shall not be considered a candidate for, and is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes.
(b) For purposes of this section, “conviction of a felony” includes a conviction of a felony in this state and a conviction under the laws of any other state, the United States, or any foreign government or country of a crime that, if committed in this state, would be a felony, and for which the person has not received a pardon from the Governor of this state, the governor or other officer authorized to grant pardons in another state, the President of the United States, or the officer of the foreign government or country authorized to grant pardons in that foreign jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 160, Sec. 1. (AB 2410) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Petition Signers › Section 100.

100. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever an initiative, referendum, recall, nominating petition or paper, or any other petition or paper, is required to be signed by voters of a county, city, school district, or special district subject to petitioning, only a person who is an eligible registered voter at the time of signing the petition or paper is entitled to sign the petition or paper. A person who submits his or her affidavit of registration pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2102 is not eligible to sign a petition or paper unless at the time of the signing of the petition or paper he or she is 18 years of age.
(b) A signer shall at the time of signing the petition or paper personally affix his or her signature, printed name, and place of residence, including the street and number of the place of residence, and if no street or number for the place of residence exists, then a designation of the place of residence that will enable the location to be readily ascertained. An incomplete or inaccurate apartment or unit number in the signer’s residence address shall not invalidate his or her signature pursuant to Section 105. A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank after each name for the use of the elections official in verifying the petition or paper.
(c) The part of a petition for the signatures, printed names, and residence addresses of the voters and for the blank spaces for verification purposes shall be numbered consecutively commencing with the number one and continuing through the number of signature spaces allotted to each section. The petition format shall be substantially in the following form:
Official
Use
Only
(Print Name)
1.
(Signature)
(Residence Address
ONLY)
(City)
(Print Name)
2.
(Signature)
(Residence Address
ONLY)
(City)
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 364) by Stats. 2014, Ch. 909, Sec. 3. (AB 2562) Effective January 1, 2015. Amendment by Stats. 2009, Ch. 364, with text revised by this amendment, became operative on September 26, 2016, when the Secretary of State issued the certification prescribed by Sec. 7 of Ch. 364.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Petition Signers › Section 100.5.

100.5. Notwithstanding Section 100, a voter who is unable to personally affix on a petition or paper the information required by Section 100 may request another person to print the voter’s name and place of residence on the appropriate spaces of the petition or paper, but the voter shall personally affix his or her mark or signature on the appropriate space of the petition or paper, which shall be witnessed by one person by subscribing his or her name thereon.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 922, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Petition Signers › Section 101.

101. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition required to be signed by voters shall contain in 11-point type, before that portion of the petition for voters’ signatures, printed names, and residence addresses, the following language, in order:
(1) “NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:”. This text shall be in a boldface type.
(2) If the petition includes the disclosure statement described by subdivision (b) of Section 107, the text “SIGN ONLY IF IT IS THE SAME MONTH SHOWN IN THE OFFICIAL TOP FUNDERS OR YOU SAW AN “OFFICIAL TOP FUNDERS” SHEET FOR THIS MONTH.” This text shall be in a boldface type.
(3) “THIS PETITION MAY BE CIRCULATED BY A PAID SIGNATURE GATHERER OR A VOLUNTEER. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK.” This text shall be in a non-boldface type.
(b) A state initiative petition shall contain, in the same location and type size described in subdivision (a), the following language in a non-boldface type: “THE PROPONENTS OF THIS PROPOSED INITIATIVE MEASURE HAVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW THIS PETITION AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE MEASURE QUALIFIES FOR THE BALLOT.”
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 887, Sec. 2. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Petition Signers › Section 102.

102. A person shall not circulate a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition or nominating paper unless the person is 18 years of age or older.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 1. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Petition Signers › Section 103.

103. A voter who has signed an initiative, referendum, or recall petition pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this state shall have their signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a written request that includes the name or title of the petition and the voter’s name, residence address, and signature with the appropriate county elections official or city elections official prior to the day the petition is filed. A written request made under this section shall not constitute a petition or paper for purposes of Section 104.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 166, Sec. 1. (AB 2967) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Petition Signers › Section 104.

104. (a) Wherever any petition or paper is submitted to the elections official, each section of the petition or paper shall have attached to it a declaration signed by the circulator of the petition or paper, setting forth, in the circulator’s own hand, the following:
(1) The printed name of the circulator.
(2) The residence address of the circulator, giving street and number, or if no street or number exists, adequate designation of residence so that the location may be readily ascertained.
(3) The dates between which all the signatures to the petition or paper were obtained.
(b) Each declaration submitted pursuant to this section shall also set forth the following:
(1) That the circulator circulated that section and witnessed the appended signatures being written.
(2) That according to the best information and belief of the circulator, each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
(3) That the circulator is 18 years of age or older.
(4) If the petition does not include the disclosure statement described by subdivision (b) of Section 107, that the circulator showed each signer a valid and unfalsified “Official Top Funders” sheet, as required by Section 107.
(c) The circulator shall certify the content of the declaration as to its truth and correctness, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, with the signature of the circulator’s name. The circulator shall state the date and the place of execution on the declaration immediately preceding the circulator’s signature.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 563, Sec. 2. (SB 47) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Petition Signers › Section 105.

105. (a) (1) For purposes of verifying a signature on an initiative, referendum, recall, nomination, or other election petition or paper, the elections official shall determine that the residence address on the petition or paper is the same as the residence address on the affidavit of registration. If the addresses are different, or if the petition or paper does not specify the residence address, or, in the case of an initiative or referendum petition, the information specified in Section 9020 is not contained in the petition, the affected signature shall not be counted as valid.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the elections official shall not invalidate a signature for an incomplete or inaccurate apartment or unit number in the signer’s residence address.
(b) A signature invalidated pursuant to this section shall not affect the validity of another valid signature on the particular petition or paper.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 909, Sec. 4. (AB 2562) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Petition Signers › Section 106.

106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) Any registered voter who is a candidate for any office may obtain signatures to and sign his or her own nomination papers. The candidate’s signature shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.
(b) Any person engaged in obtaining signatures to the nomination papers of a candidate for any office or to any recall, initiative or referendum petition, may, if otherwise qualified to sign the papers or petition, sign the papers or petition. The signature of the person shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Petition Signers › Section 108.

108. Notwithstanding any other law, the pages of a petition may be bound together by any reasonable method, including the use of staples.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 563, Sec. 4. (SB 47) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Nominations › Section 200.

200. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there shall be set forth in full in the declaration of candidacy required for any primary or final election the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the Constitution.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 724, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Nominations › Section 201.

201. Unless otherwise specifically provided, no person is eligible to be elected or appointed to an elective office unless that person is a registered voter and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time that nomination papers are issued to the person or at the time of the person’s appointment.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Nominations › Section 202.

202. Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is deployed on active military service outside of the state and is unable to appear to file a declaration of candidacy, nomination paper, or any other paper necessary to run for office may have that declaration or paper completed and filed by an attorney-in-fact, commissioned and empowered in writing for that purpose through a power of attorney. At the time of filing the declaration or paper, the attorney-in-fact shall present the original power of attorney duly signed by the deployed person. The power of attorney shall state the office that the deployed person is seeking, including the district number, if any, and shall include a declaration that the deployed person meets the statutory and constitutional qualifications for office that he or she is seeking and that if nominated, the deployed person will accept the nomination and will not withdraw. The power of attorney shall further state that the power of attorney is solely for the purpose of authorizing the attorney-in-fact to file a declaration or paper necessary to run for office. The original or a copy of the power of attorney shall be filed with and attached to the declaration or paper.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. (AB 754) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 300.

300. (a) “Vote by mail voter” means any voter casting a ballot in any way other than at the polling place.
(b) “Military or overseas voter” means an elector absent from the county in which he or she is otherwise eligible to vote who is any of the following:
(1) A member of the active or reserve components of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; a Merchant Marine; a member of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps of the United States; or a member on activated status of the National Guard or state militia.
(2) A citizen of the United States living outside of the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia.
(3) A spouse or dependent of a person described in paragraph (1).
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 1. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 300.5.

300.5. “Affiliated with a political party” as used in reference to a voter or to a candidate for a voter-nominated office means the party preference that the voter or candidate has disclosed on his or her affidavit of registration.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 2. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 301.

301. (a) A “ballot” is the presentation of the contests consisting of offices and measures, and the candidates and choices to be voted on.
(b) The ballot presentations shall include either of the following:
(1) One or more ballot cards, as defined in Section 302, upon which are printed the names of candidates for each contest and the ballot titles of measures to be voted on by marking the designated area and that are tabulated manually or by optical scanning equipment. The ballot card may include visual graphics and instructions.
(2) An electronic voting system, certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State, upon which the names of the candidates for each contest and the ballot titles of measures to be voted on are selected by touching the screen or using other physical controls. The electronic voting system shall print the selections made by the voter, which may be in the form of a list or facsimile of a marked preprinted ballot.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 2. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 302.

302. “Ballot card” means a card or a number of cards upon which are printed, or identified by reference to the ballot, the names of candidates for nomination or election to one or more offices or the ballot titles of one or more measures. The ballot card shall also contain blank spaces to allow the voter to write in names not printed on the ballot.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 3. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 303.

303. “Ballot label” means:
(a) For a candidate, the combination of candidate name and candidate designation.
(b) For a statewide measure, a condensed version of the ballot title and summary, including the fiscal impact summary prepared pursuant to Section 9087 of this code and Section 88003 of the Government Code, that is no more than 75 words, followed by a listing of the names of supporters and opponents in the ballot arguments printed in the state voter information guide as described in Section 9051.
(c) For all other measures, the question and statements specified in Section 13119 or the question specified in Section 13120, as applicable.
(d) For an advisory vote, the description as indicated in Section 9603.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 5. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 303.1.

303.1. Notwithstanding Section 303, for a statewide referendum measure, the ballot label shall consist of the condensed title and summary which includes the ballot title in the form of a question and a condensed summary containing the chief purposes and points of the law proposed to be overturned. The condensed title shall be in the form of a question as follows: “Should California keep or overturn a law passed in [enter year statute was enacted] [followed by no more than 15 words stating the general subject or nature of the law]?” The condensed title shall be followed by a condensed summary containing the chief purposes and points of the law proposed to be overturned. The condensed title and summary shall be no more than 75 words total. Commencing January 1, 2025, the condensed title and summary shall be followed by a listing of the names of supporters and opponents in the ballot arguments printed in the state voter information guide as described in subdivision (c) of Section 9051.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 162, Sec. 2. (AB 421) Effective September 8, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 303.3.

303.3. “Remote accessible vote by mail system” means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking an electronic vote by mail ballot for a voter who shall print the paper cast vote record to be submitted to the elections official. A remote accessible vote by mail system shall not be connected to a voting system at any time.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 6. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 303.4.

303.4. “Ballot on demand system” means a self-contained system that allows users to do both of the following on an as-needed basis:
(a) Manufacture and finish card stock.
(b) Finish unfinished ballot cards into ballot cards.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 734, Sec. 1. (SB 439) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 304.

304. “Campaign advertising or communication” means a communication authorized by a candidate or a candidate’s controlled committee, as defined in Section 82016 of the Government Code, or by a committee making independent expenditures, as defined in Section 82031 of the Government Code, or by a committee formed primarily to support or oppose a ballot measure, as defined in Section 82047.5 of the Government Code, for the purpose of advocating the election or defeat of a qualified candidate or ballot measure through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, direct mailing, or any other type of general, public, political advertising.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 305.

305. (a) “Candidate,” for purposes of Section 2184, includes any person who declares in writing, under penalty of perjury, that the person is a candidate, naming the office.
(b) “Candidate,” as used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 20200) of Chapter 3 of Division 20, means an individual listed on the ballot, or who has qualified to have write-in votes on the individual’s behalf counted by elections officials, for nomination or for election to any elective state or local office, or who receives a contribution or makes an expenditure or gives the individual’s consent for any other person to receive a contribution or makes an expenditure with a view to bringing about the individual’s nomination or election to any elective state or local office, whether or not the specific elective office for which the individual will seek nomination or election is known at the time the contribution is received or the expenditure is made. The term “candidate” includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election.
(c) “Candidate for public office,” as used in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 20400) of Division 20, means an individual who has qualified to have the individual’s name listed on the ballot of any election, or who has qualified to have written votes on the individual’s behalf counted by election officials, for nomination for, or election to, any state, regional, county, municipal, or district office which is filled at an election.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 7. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 305.5.

305.5. (a) “Paper cast vote record” means an auditable document that corresponds to the selection made on the voter’s ballot and lists the contests on the ballot and the voter’s selections for those contests.
(b) A paper cast vote record is a ballot only if the paper cast vote record is generated on a voting device or machine that complies with ballot layout requirements and is tabulated by a separate device from the device that created the paper cast vote record.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 57, Sec. 2. (AB 2835) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 306.

306. “City measure” includes any proposed city charter, any proposed amendment to a city charter, any proposition for the issuance of bonds by the city, any advisory question, or any other question or proposition submitted to the voters of a city.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 307.

307. “Clerk” means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 308.

308. “District elections official,” for the purposes of initiative and referendum under Article 1 (commencing with Section 9300) of Chapter 4 of Division 9, includes the county elections official or other officer or board charged with performing the duties required of the clerk of the district by that chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 309.

309. “Committee,” as used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 20200) of Chapter 3 of Division 20, means any person or combination of persons who, directly or indirectly, receive contributions or make expenditures or contributions for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the action of voters for or against the nomination or election of one or more candidates, or the passage, or defeat of any measure, and who is required to file campaign reports or statements under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100) of Title 9 of the Government Code.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Definitions › Section 312.

312. “County measure” includes any proposed county charter, any proposed amendment to a county charter, any proposition for the issuance of funding or refunding bonds of the county, any other question or proposition submitted to the voters of a county at any election held throughout an entire single county, any advisory question, or any bond proposal or any advisory question submitted to the voters of any public district although the boundaries of the district may be coterminous with those of the county.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)