Cal. ELEC § 21545
This is the official text of Cal. ELEC § 21545, part of California’s Elections Code — governs how elections are conducted, including voter registration, ballots, and campaign rules.
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Official statutory text
(a) A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, or local level in this state.
(b) A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of three years beginning from the date of appointment to do any of the following:
(1) Hold appointive federal, state, or local public office, serve as paid staff for, or as a paid consultant to, the Board of Equalization, the Congress, the Legislature, or any individual legislator, or register as a federal, state, or local lobbyist in this state.
(2) Accept employment as a staff member of, or a consultant to, an elected official or candidate for elective office of the County of Riverside.
(3) Receive a noncompetitively bid contract with the County of Riverside.
(c) While serving on the commission, a commission member shall not endorse, work for, or make a campaign contribution to a candidate for an elective office of the County of Riverside.
(b) A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of three years beginning from the date of appointment to do any of the following:
(1) Hold appointive federal, state, or local public office, serve as paid staff for, or as a paid consultant to, the Board of Equalization, the Congress, the Legislature, or any individual legislator, or register as a federal, state, or local lobbyist in this state.
(2) Accept employment as a staff member of, or a consultant to, an elected official or candidate for elective office of the County of Riverside.
(3) Receive a noncompetitively bid contract with the County of Riverside.
(c) While serving on the commission, a commission member shall not endorse, work for, or make a campaign contribution to a candidate for an elective office of the County of Riverside.
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