Elec. Code, § 8300 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Elec. Code, § 8300
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A candidate for a partisan office, including that of presidential elector, may be nominated subsequent to, or by other means than, a primary election pursuant to this chapter. A candidate for nonpartisan office or for voter-nominated office may be nominated subsequent to, or by other means than, a primary election pursuant to this chapter only if a candidate was not nominated or elected at the primary election for that office.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 24. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.
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