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2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Disqualification of Political Parties › Section 5200.

5200. (a) Not less than 123 days before a primary or presidential general election, the Secretary of State shall, with the advice and consent of the Attorney General, determine which parties are disqualified to participate in any primary election under Section 5102 or a presidential general election under Section 5154. If it is proposed to disqualify a party that was qualified to participate in the next preceding direct primary, notice of intention to disqualify shall be served by registered mail on the chairperson of the state central committee of the party, as shown by the records of the Secretary of State. In any event, notice of intention to disqualify shall be given in each county of the state by publication pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. If there is no newspaper of general circulation printed and published in any county, publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in an adjoining county.
(b) If the party desires a hearing on the notice of intention to disqualify, it shall, within 10 days after service by mail or within 10 days after the last date upon which the notice was published in any county, whichever is later, file an affidavit in the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 13314 setting forth facts showing that the political party is not disqualified to participate in any primary election under Section 5102 or a presidential general election under Section 5154. If the party does not file the affidavit within the time specified, the notice of intention to disqualify shall constitute final disqualification. Before the affidavit is filed, a copy shall be personally served on the Secretary of State. When filed, the matter shall be set for return in not more than 10 days and shall have priority over any other pending cases.
(c) In connection with proceedings in the Supreme Court under this section, the Legislature hereby declares its intent to create a speedy and expeditious method for judicial determination of the vital questions involved, and urges the Supreme Court to accept jurisdiction in any such proceeding. The Legislature further urges that the court instruct any referee before whom the taking of evidence is ordered to report back to the court in sufficient time so that the court’s final order may be made effective on or before the 80th day before the primary or presidential general election.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 9. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 0.5 - General Provisions › Section 6000.

6000. All references to a voter’s or candidate’s party “registration” or “affiliation” in this part shall refer to the party preference or lack of party preference disclosed by the voter or candidate in accordance with Sections 2151 and 2152 and subdivision (b) of Section 2154.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 13. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 0.5 - General Provisions › Section 6000.1.

6000.1. “Generally advocated for or recognized candidate” or “recognized candidate” means an individual who has an authorized campaign committee registered with the Federal Election Commission for the office of President of the United States and submits proof, pursuant to Section 6000.2, of at least one of the following criteria:
(a) The candidate is qualified for funding under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 30101 et seq.).
(b) The candidate has appeared as a candidate in a national presidential debate hosted by a political party qualified to participate in a primary election, with at least two participating candidates, which is publicly available for viewing by voters in more than one state during the current presidential election cycle. For purposes of this subdivision, “political party qualified to participate in a primary election” means any political party qualified in California, a major or minor ballot-qualified political party in another state, or a national committee of a political party recognized by the Federal Election Commission.
(c) The candidate has been placed or has qualified for placement on a presidential primary ballot or a caucus ballot of a major or minor ballot-qualified political party in at least one other state in the current presidential election cycle.
(d) The candidate has been or has qualified to be a candidate in a caucus of a major or minor ballot-qualified political party in at least one other state in the current presidential election cycle.
(e) The candidate has all of the following:
(1) A current presidential campaign internet website or webpage hosted by the candidate or a qualified political party.
(2) A written request submitted on the candidate’s behalf to the Secretary of State requesting that the candidate be placed on the presidential primary ballot. The written request shall be from a party qualified to participate in a primary election, as set forth in Section 5100.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 1. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 0.5 - General Provisions › Section 6000.2.

6000.2. (a) A candidate for the office of the President of the United States shall provide to the Secretary of State proof, in substantially the following form, of meeting at least one of the criteria set forth in Section 6000.1:
GENERALLY ADVOCATED FOR OR RECOGNIZED CANDIDATE
______, a candidate for the office of the President of the United States of America, is a generally advocated for or recognized candidate, as defined in Section 6000.1 of the Elections Code, and has met at least one of the following criteria:
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The candidate is qualified for funding under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 30101, et seq.). Attach supporting documentation and provide a description: ______
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The candidate has appeared as a candidate in a national presidential debate hosted by a political party qualified to participate in a primary election, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 6000.1 of the Elections Code, with at least two participating candidates, which is publicly available for viewing by voters in more than one state during the current presidential election cycle. Attach supporting documentation and provide a description:______
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The candidate has been placed or has qualified for placement on a presidential primary ballot or a caucus ballot of a major or minor ballot-qualified political party in at least one other state in the current presidential election cycle. Attach supporting documentation and provide a description:______
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The candidate has been or has qualified to be a candidate in a caucus of a major or minor ballot-qualified political party in at least one other state in the current presidential election cycle. Attach supporting documentation and provide a description: ______
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The candidate has all of the following (attach documentation and provide a description for each item):
(1) A current presidential campaign internet website or webpage hosted by the candidate or a qualified political party.
(2) A written request submitted on the candidate’s behalf to the Secretary of State requesting that the candidate be placed on the presidential primary ballot. The written request is from a party qualified to participate in a primary election, as set forth in Section 5100 of the Elections Code.
Dated this ____ day of ______, 20__.
_____________________________
Signature of candidate
(b) The candidate shall file the form set forth in subdivision (a) and any attached supporting documentation with the Secretary of State and specify the California qualified political party ballot on which the candidate seeks to appear on or before the 98th day before the presidential primary election.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 108. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6001.

6001. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alquist Open Presidential Primary Act.”
(Added by renumbering Section 6000a by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 3. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6001.5.

6001.5. This chapter applies to the Democratic Party.
(Added by renumbering Section 6001 by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 4. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6002.

6002. (a) This chapter applies both to the selection of delegates and alternates pledged to the candidacy of a particular candidate and to the selection of delegates and alternates not expressing a preference for a particular candidate.
(b) Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, the elements and practices to select delegates and alternates shall be the same as set forth in the standing rules and bylaws of the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party of California, including the following:
(1) The form and timeline for any required statement of candidacy for delegate candidates.
(2) The identification of the presidential preference of delegate candidates.
(3) The schedule for, conduct of, and type of districts used to organize, caucuses for the selection of district delegate and alternate candidates.
(4) The selection of delegates and alternates other than those elected based on the results of district caucuses.
(5) The allocation of delegates and alternates to presidential preferences based on the results of the primary election.
(6) Any other goals relating to the composition of the delegation.
(c) The Democratic Party of California shall post any standing rules and bylaws relating to this chapter on its Internet Web site.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 1. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6003.

6003. Participation in the delegate selection process in primaries shall be restricted to voters whose affidavits of registration declare the Democratic Party as their party affiliation and any other voter authorized under subdivision (c) of Section 13102.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 2. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 2 - Number and Certification of Delegates and Alternates › Section 6020.

6020. (a) The Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the presidential primary as to the number of delegates and alternates to represent the state in the next national convention of the Democratic Party.
(b) The chairperson shall also notify the Secretary of State at the time prescribed in subdivision (a) as to the type of districts that may be used to select delegates and the number of delegates that may be selected from each district in connection with the presidential primary. The number of delegates and alternates that may be selected from each district shall be based on a formula adopted by the Democratic Party of California in compliance with the standing rules and bylaws of the Democratic National Committee for the national convention where the nominee of the Democratic Party for President of the United States will be selected.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 5. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 2 - Number and Certification of Delegates and Alternates › Section 6023.

6023. The notification of the number of delegates and alternate delegates shall be in substantially the following form:
Statement of Number of Delegates and Alternate Delegates to Democratic National Convention and of Number of Delegates and Alternate Delegates to Be Selected from ____ Districts
To the Secretary of State
Sacramento, California
You are hereby notified that the number of delegates and alternate delegates to represent the State of California in the next national convention of the Democratic Party is ____.
You are hereby notified that the number of delegates which may be selected from all ____ districts as a part of the delegation to the national convention of the Democratic Party is as follows:
District No. 1.__ delegates __ alternates.
District No. 2.__ delegates __ alternates.
District No. 3.__ delegates __ alternates.
(Followed by the remaining districts).
You are hereby notified that the categories and number of delegates, other than those selected by ____ districts, are as follows:
Category ____. ____ Delegates. ____ Alternates.
(Followed by the remaining categories and number of delegates and alternates).
Dated this ____ day of ____, 20__.
_____ Chairperson of the State Central Committee of
the Democratic Party.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 7. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 2 - Number and Certification of Delegates and Alternates › Section 6024.

6024. If the Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee fails to file the notice required by Section 6020 with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the total number of delegates from the call for the national convention issued by the Democratic National Committee and shall compute the number of delegates that may be selected from each district based on a formula specified by the Democratic National Committee.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 8. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 3 - Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State › Section 6040.

6040. This article shall apply to the designation of candidates by the Secretary of State for placement only on the presidential primary ballot.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 3 - Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State › Section 6041.

6041. The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the presidential primary ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that the candidate is generally advocated for or recognized throughout the United States or California as actively seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party for President of the United States. The Secretary of State shall include as criteria for selecting candidates the fact of qualifying for funding under the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1974, as amended.
On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall publicly announce and distribute to the news media for publication a list of the selected candidates that the Secretary of State intends to place on the ballot at the following presidential primary election.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 5. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 3 - Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State › Section 6042.

6042. When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Section 6041, he or she shall notify the candidate that the candidate’s name will appear on the ballot of this state in the presidential primary election.
The secretary shall also notify the candidate that the candidate may withdraw his or her name from the list of recognized candidates by filing with the Secretary of State an affidavit pursuant to Section 6043 no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary election.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 10. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 3 - Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State › Section 6043.

6043. If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with the Secretary of State, no later than the time specified in Section 6042, an affidavit stating without qualification that he or she is not now a candidate for the office of President of the United States, and stating that similar documents, also without qualification, have been or will be timely filed, where applicable, with the appropriate public election official in all other states holding open presidential primaries, that candidate’s name shall be omitted from the list of names certified by the Secretary of State to the county elections officials for the ballot and his or her name shall not appear on the ballot.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 4 - Qualification of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations › Section 6060.

6060. This article shall apply to the qualification for placement on the presidential primary ballot of candidates who are not selected candidates as referred to in Section 6041, and each group, consisting of at least seven voters of the state who are registered as affiliated with the Democratic Party, proposing the selection of delegates expressing no preference for a candidate for President, hereinafter referred to as an “uncommitted delegation.” The additional candidates who qualify under this article shall hereinafter be referred to as unselected candidates.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 4 - Qualification of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations › Section 6061.

6061. Any unselected candidate or uncommitted delegation desiring to be placed on the presidential primary ballot shall have nomination papers circulated on behalf of the candidacy. In order to qualify for placement on the presidential primary ballot, the candidate’s or uncommitted delegation’s nomination papers shall be signed by voters registered as affiliated with the Democratic Party equal in number to not less than 1 percent or 500, whichever is fewer, in each congressional district of the number of persons registered as members of the Democratic Party in the report of registration issued by the Secretary of State on the 135th day preceding the presidential primary election.
The unselected candidates or uncommitted delegations shall meet the statewide signature requirements from each congressional district in order to be eligible for placement on the ballot in any one congressional district.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 5 - Steering Committees › Section 6080.

6080. Each candidate who seeks to qualify under Article 4 (commencing with Section 6060) and each group proposing an uncommitted delegation shall appoint a steering committee of seven members and shall appoint one of the members to serve as the chairperson.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 11. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 5 - Steering Committees › Section 6081.

6081. The chairperson of a steering committee, at least 82 days prior to the presidential primary, shall file with the Secretary of State a statement containing the names and addresses of the members of the steering committee.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 791, Sec. 6. Effective October 10, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 5 - Steering Committees › Section 6082.

6082. Each steering committee shall be responsible for the circulation of nomination papers of candidates who seek to qualify under Article 4 (commencing with Section 6060) and groups proposing uncommitted delegations.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 12. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 6 - Nomination Papers › Section 6101.

6101. Nomination papers to be circulated pursuant to Section 6061 shall be prepared, circulated, signed, and verified and shall be left for examination with the county elections official of the county in which they are circulated at least 81 days prior to the presidential primary election.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 6. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 6 - Nomination Papers › Section 6102.

6102. Upon the filing of nomination papers pursuant to Section 6061 signed by the required number of voters, the candidate or uncommitted delegation named in the papers shall be eligible to select a delegation for placement on the ballot which shall be voted upon in the presidential primary election.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 6 - Nomination Papers › Section 6103.

6103. Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for the presidential primary ballot, the Secretary of State shall notify the chairperson of the steering committee of each unselected candidate or uncommitted delegation of that fact and advise him or her that no more signatures will be received.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 6 - Nomination Papers › Section 6104.

6104. Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only one paper. Each signer shall print his or her name, indicate his or her place of residence, and declare his or her intention to support the candidate or delegation named on the nomination paper.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 6 - Nomination Papers › Section 6105.

6105. Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the candidate or chairperson of the steering committee in the case of uncommitted delegations. Each section shall bear the name of the county in which it is circulated. Only voters of the county whose affidavits of registration declare the Democratic Party as their party affiliation are competent to sign.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 17. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 6 - Nomination Papers › Section 6106.

6106. Each section shall be prepared with the lines for signatures numbered, and shall have attached the affidavit of the circulator who obtained signatures to it, which shall meet all of the requirements of Section 104. No other affidavit is required. The affidavit of any circulator shall be verified free of charge by any officer authorized to administer oaths.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 3. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 6 - Nomination Papers › Section 6107.

6107. A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters, until it is otherwise proved by comparison of the signatures with the affidavits of registration in the office of the county elections official.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 6 - Nomination Papers › Section 6108.

6108. The nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot shall be in substantially the following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OR
UNCOMMITTED DELEGATE
Section _________Page _____
County of ______________. Nomination paper of a candidate or uncommitted delegation for the presidential primary ballot.
State of California
County of
⎱
⎰
ss.
SIGNER’S STATEMENT
I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____, State of California, and am registered as affiliated with the Democratic Party. I hereby nominate ____ for the presidential primary to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate or uncommitted delegation, and I further declare that I intend to support the candidate or uncommitted delegation named herein.
Number _____ Signature _____ Printed name _____ Residence
1.
2.
3.
etc.
CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVIT
I, ____________, solemnly swear (or affirm) all of the following:
1.That I am 18 years of age or older.
2.That my residence address, including street and number, is
.
[If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is
______________________________________________________________.]
3.That I secured signatures in the County of ____________ to the nomination paper of a candidate or uncommitted delegation for the presidential primary ballot named in the signer’s statement above; that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ___, inclusive, were made in my presence, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. The signatures were obtained between ____________, 20___, and ____________, 20____.
(Signed) _____ Circulator _____
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of ____, 20____.
(SEAL)
_____ Notary Public (or other official) _____
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 4. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 7 - Circulators › Section 6122.

6122. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper for which they were appointed at any time between the period of 120 days and 81 days, inclusive, prior to the presidential primary election.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 7. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 7 - Circulators › Section 6123.

6123. A county elections official or his or her deputy may not circulate a nomination paper and circulators may not obtain signatures within 100 feet of any election booth or polling place.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 8 - Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers › Section 6140.

6140. Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified, shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the steering committee, or to its duly authorized representatives. All the sections circulated in any county shall be collected by the steering committee, or its duly authorized representatives, and they shall arrange and leave the sections with the county elections official for examination.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 8 - Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers › Section 6141.

6141. Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper shall be numbered in order.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 8 - Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers › Section 6142.

6142. Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties shall not be fastened together.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 8 - Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers › Section 6143.

6143. The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of his or her county which does not appear in the same handwriting on an affidavit of registration in the office of the county elections official. The county elections official shall also disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of his or her county who has not stated his or her intention to affiliate with the Democratic Party.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS › PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES › CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary › ARTICLE 8 - Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers › Section 6144.

6144. Within five days after any nomination papers are left with him or her for examination, the county elections official shall:
(a) Examine and affix to them a certificate reciting that he or she has examined them and stating the number of names which have not been marked “not sufficient.”
(b) Transmit the papers with the certificate of examination to the Secretary of State, who shall file the papers.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)