Elec. Code, § 13.5 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Elec. Code, § 13.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 13, a person shall not be considered a legally qualified candidate for any of the offices set forth in subdivision (b) unless that person has filed all of the following with the proper official:
(A) A declaration of candidacy, nomination papers, or statement of write-in candidacy.
(B) Documentation that establishes that the person meets each qualification established for service in that office pursuant to subdivision (b). Documentation may include, but is not limited to, certificates, declarations, degrees, diplomas, official correspondences, college transcripts that include training courses taken, or other supporting documents.
(C) A declaration, under penalty of perjury, certifying that the information contained within the documentation the person filed pursuant to subparagraph (B) is true and correct.
(2) The provision of “documentation,” for purposes of compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1), may include the submission of either an original, as defined in Section 255 of the Evidence Code, or a duplicate, as defined in Section 260 of the Evidence Code.
(3) The official with whom the person filed the documentation pursuant to paragraph (1) is not required to verify either of the following:
(A) The authenticity or accuracy of the documentation.
(B) Whether the documentation is sufficient to establish that the candidate meets each qualification established for service in that office.
(b) This section shall be applicable to the following offices and qualifications therefor:
(1) For the office of county auditor, the qualifications set forth in Sections 26945 and 26946 of the Government Code.
(2) For the office of county district attorney, the qualifications set forth in Sections 24001 and 24002 of the Government Code.
(3) For the office of county sheriff, the qualifications set forth in Section 24004.3 of the Government Code.
(4) For the office of county superintendent of schools, the qualifications set forth in Sections 1205 to 1208, inclusive, of the Education Code.
(5) For the office of judge of the superior court, the qualifications set forth in Section 15 of Article VI of the California Constitution.
(6) For the office of county treasurer, county tax collector, or county treasurer-tax collector, the qualifications set forth in Section 27000.7 of the Government Code, provided that the board of supervisors has adopted the provisions of that section pursuant to Section 27000.6 of the Government Code.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 669, Sec. 1. (AB 910) Effective January 1, 2024.
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- Gov. Code, § 24001Printed as Sections 24001 and 24002 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 24002Printed as Sections 24001 and 24002 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 24004.3Printed as Section 24004.3 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 26945Printed as Sections 26945 and 26946 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 26946Printed as Sections 26945 and 26946 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 27000.6Printed as Section 27000.6 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 27000.7Printed as Section 27000.7 of the Government Code
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