Elec. Code, § 6864 · Article 6. Presidential Electors
Elec. Code, § 6864
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the United States are to be chosen, the Green Party shall also nominate as the candidates of its party as many electors of President and Vice President of the United States as the state is then entitled, 50 percent of whom shall be women and 50 percent men, unless an odd number of electors is to be chosen, in which case the difference between the number of women and men shall be not more than one elector. The Green Party shall also nominate an alternate elector for each elector chosen, for the purposes of Chapter 1.2 (commencing with Section 6911) of Part 2 of Division 6. The Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State shall certify the name of each elector and alternate elector nominated, and the elector's and alternate elector’s residence addresses to the Secretary of State.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 216, Sec. 1. (SB 103) Effective January 1, 2023.
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