Elec. Code, § 6859 · Article 3. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nominating Papers
Elec. Code, § 6859
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Within five days after any nomination papers are left with the elections official for examination, the elections official shall do both of the following:
(a) Examine and affix to the nomination papers a certificate reciting that she or he has examined them and stating the number of names that have not been marked “not sufficient.”
(b) Transmit the nomination papers with the certificate of examination to the Secretary of State, who shall file the papers.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 104. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.
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