Cal. ELEC § 6586
This is the official text of Cal. ELEC § 6586, 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
The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the ballot shall be in substantially the following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
CANDIDATE
Section ____________ Page ____________
County of ______________. Nomination paper of a presidential preference candidate for the American Independent Party 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 intending to affiliate with the American Independent Party. I hereby nominate ____________ for the presidential preference portion of the American Independent Party’s presidential primary ballot, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____________ day of ____________, 20____. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for the same office, or for any group of delegates, to the national convention of the party, and I further declare that I intend to support the candidate 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 in the presidential preference primary of the American Independent Party; 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.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
(Signed) Circulator
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
CANDIDATE
Section ____________ Page ____________
County of ______________. Nomination paper of a presidential preference candidate for the American Independent Party 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 intending to affiliate with the American Independent Party. I hereby nominate ____________ for the presidential preference portion of the American Independent Party’s presidential primary ballot, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____________ day of ____________, 20____. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for the same office, or for any group of delegates, to the national convention of the party, and I further declare that I intend to support the candidate 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 in the presidential preference primary of the American Independent Party; 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.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
(Signed) Circulator
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