Elec. Code, § 6585 · Article 5. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers
Elec. Code, § 6585
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A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters, until it is otherwise proved by comparison of the signatures with the affidavits of registration in the office of the elections official.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
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