Cal. ELEC § 6953
This is the official text of Cal. ELEC § 6953, 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
At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each elections official a certified list containing the names and addresses of the candidates for delegates for whom nomination papers have been filed and who are entitled to be voted for at the presidential primary.
The certified list shall be in substantially the following form:
Certified List of Candidates for Delegate
Secretary of State
To the Elections Official of ____ County:
I, ____, Secretary of State, do hereby certify that the following list contains the name and post office address of each person for whom nomination papers have been filed in my office and who is entitled to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__, as delegate to the next national convention of the American Independent Party; I further certify that in the list, under the name of the person for whom a preference as nominee of the American Independent Party for President has been expressed, or under the name of the chairman of a group not expressing a preference, there is stated the name of each candidate for delegate who has filed a statement pursuant to Section 6567, and who may be voted for as one of a group.
LIST OF CANDIDATES
American Independent Party
Candidates
preferring Candidates
preferring No preference
(Name of chairman)
Name Address
Top of group Name Address
Top of group Name Address
Top of group
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
etc. etc. etc.
Dated at Sacramento, California, this ______ day of ______, 20___.
(SEAL) (Secretary of State)
The certified list shall be in substantially the following form:
Certified List of Candidates for Delegate
Secretary of State
To the Elections Official of ____ County:
I, ____, Secretary of State, do hereby certify that the following list contains the name and post office address of each person for whom nomination papers have been filed in my office and who is entitled to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__, as delegate to the next national convention of the American Independent Party; I further certify that in the list, under the name of the person for whom a preference as nominee of the American Independent Party for President has been expressed, or under the name of the chairman of a group not expressing a preference, there is stated the name of each candidate for delegate who has filed a statement pursuant to Section 6567, and who may be voted for as one of a group.
LIST OF CANDIDATES
American Independent Party
Candidates
preferring Candidates
preferring No preference
(Name of chairman)
Name Address
Top of group Name Address
Top of group Name Address
Top of group
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
etc. etc. etc.
Dated at Sacramento, California, this ______ day of ______, 20___.
(SEAL) (Secretary of State)
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