Elec. Code, § 5154 · Chapter 2.5. Parties Qualified to Participate in the Presidential General Election
Elec. Code, § 5154
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No party shall be recognized or qualified to participate in a presidential general election that either directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets the overthrow by any unlawful means of, or that directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets a program of sabotage, force and violence, sedition or treason against, the government of the United States or of this state.
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History
Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 8. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.
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