Elec. Code, § 6856.5 · Article 3. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nominating Papers
Elec. Code, § 6856.5
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters registered as preferring the Green Party until it is otherwise proven by comparison of the signatures with the affidavits of registration in the office of the elections official.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 726, Sec. 2. (AB 477) Effective January 1, 2016.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=6856.5.
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