ARTICLE 4. Nomination Papers [6360 - 6365]
( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. )
Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 109. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only one paper. He or she shall declare his or her intention to support the candidate for nomination, add his or her place of residence, and give his or her street and number if any.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the names of the candidate. Each section shall bear the name of the county in which it is circulated. Only voters of the county registered as intending to affiliate with the political party by which the nominations are to be made are competent to sign.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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. 5. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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.)
The nomination paper for a candidate shall be in substantially the following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF CANDIDATE |
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Section ____________Page ____________ |
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County of __________. Nomination paper for ____________ as presidential nominee of the Republican Party. |
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State of California County of | ⎱
⎰ | ss. |
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SIGNER’S STATEMENT |
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I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____________, State of California, and am registered as intending to affiliate with the Republican Party. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidates for the same office, and further declare that I intend to support the nomination of the candidate named herein at
the Republican Party presidential primary to be held on the ____________ day of ____________, 20____. |
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Number
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Signature
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Printed name
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Residence |
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etc. |
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CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVIT |
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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
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[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 the candidate named in the signer’s statement above as candidate for nomination by the Republican Party at its presidential primary election; that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____________, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____________, 20__, and ____________, 20__, 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. |
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Circulator
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____________ day of ____________, 20 ____. |
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(SEAL) | Notary Public (or other official) |
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 6. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)