Elec. Code, § 6405 · Article 6. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers
Elec. Code, § 6405
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers of a candidate shall be in substantially the following form:
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIAL’S CERTIFICATE TO NOMINATION PAPERS OF A CANDIDATE
To the Secretary of State:
I, County Elections Official of the County of _____________, hereby certify that I have examined the nomination papers, to which this certificate is attached, of the candidate for the ensuing presidential primary, and that the number of names which I have not marked “not sufficient” is ______________. The candidate named in the nomination papers is ______________. Dated this ____________ day of ____________, 20____.
________________________ , County Elections Official By ____________________ , Deputy
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 4. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.
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