Elec. Code, § 6598 · Article 5. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers
Elec. Code, § 6598
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate or group of candidates shall be in substantially the following form:
Certificate of County Elections Official to Nomination Papers of Candidate or Group of Candidates
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 or group of candidates for election at the ensuing presidential primary, and that the number of names which I have not marked “not sufficient” is __________. The candidate or group of candidates named in the nomination papers comprise the following (state names of candidates):
______ ______ ______ etc. ______ ______ ______ etc. ______ ______ ______ etc.
Dated this ________ day of ________, 20___.
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(SEAL) County Elections Official By Deputy
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 7. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Official file
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