Cal. ELEC § 21585
This is the official text of Cal. ELEC § 21585, 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 commission member shall not do any of the following:
(a) While serving on the commission, endorse, work for, volunteer for, or make a campaign contribution to, a candidate for an elective office of the County of Orange.
(b) Be a candidate for an elective office of the County of Orange if any of the following is true:
(1) Less than five years has elapsed since the date of the member’s appointment to the commission.
(2) The election for that office will be conducted using district boundaries that were adopted by the commission on which the member served, and those district boundaries have not been subsequently readopted by a commission after the end of the member’s term on the commission.
(3) The election for that office will be conducted using district boundaries that were adopted by a legislative body pursuant to a recommendation by the commission on which the member served, and those district boundaries have not been subsequently readopted by a legislative body pursuant to a recommendation by a commission after the end of the member’s term on the commission.
(c) For four years commencing with the date of the person’s appointment to the commission:
(1) Accept employment as a staff member of, or consultant to, an elected official or candidate for elective office of the County of Orange.
(2) Receive a noncompetitively bid contract with the County of Orange.
(3) Register as a lobbyist for the County of Orange.
(d) For two years commencing with the date of the person’s appointment to the commission, accept an appointment to an office of the County of Orange.
(a) While serving on the commission, endorse, work for, volunteer for, or make a campaign contribution to, a candidate for an elective office of the County of Orange.
(b) Be a candidate for an elective office of the County of Orange if any of the following is true:
(1) Less than five years has elapsed since the date of the member’s appointment to the commission.
(2) The election for that office will be conducted using district boundaries that were adopted by the commission on which the member served, and those district boundaries have not been subsequently readopted by a commission after the end of the member’s term on the commission.
(3) The election for that office will be conducted using district boundaries that were adopted by a legislative body pursuant to a recommendation by the commission on which the member served, and those district boundaries have not been subsequently readopted by a legislative body pursuant to a recommendation by a commission after the end of the member’s term on the commission.
(c) For four years commencing with the date of the person’s appointment to the commission:
(1) Accept employment as a staff member of, or consultant to, an elected official or candidate for elective office of the County of Orange.
(2) Receive a noncompetitively bid contract with the County of Orange.
(3) Register as a lobbyist for the County of Orange.
(d) For two years commencing with the date of the person’s appointment to the commission, accept an appointment to an office of the County of Orange.
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