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DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Petitions and Petition Signers

CHAPTER 3. Nominations

CHAPTER 4. Definitions

DIVISION 1. ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES

CHAPTER 1. Election Dates

CHAPTER 2. Election Day

CHAPTER 3. Statewide Elections

CHAPTER 4. Local Elections

CHAPTER 5. Special Elections

CHAPTER 6. Mail Ballot Elections

DIVISION 2. VOTERS

CHAPTER 1. Voter Qualifications

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Determination of Residence and Domicile

ARTICLE 3. Visually Impaired Voters

CHAPTER 2. Registration

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Reimbursable Voter Outreach Costs

ARTICLE 3. Registration Procedures

ARTICLE 3.5. Student Voter Registration

ARTICLE 4. Forms

ARTICLE 4.5. Conditional Voter Registration

ARTICLE 5. Roster

CHAPTER 2.5. Online Voter Registration

CHAPTER 3. Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Residency Confirmation Procedures

ARTICLE 3. Reimbursable File Maintenance

CHAPTER 4. Motor Voter

CHAPTER 4.5. California New Motor Voter Program

CHAPTER 5. Voter Bill of Rights

CHAPTER 6. Voter Registration Agencies

CHAPTER 7. Election Management Systems

CHAPTER 8. Language Accessibility

CHAPTER 9. Native American Voters

DIVISION 3. VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING

CHAPTER 1. Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures

CHAPTER 2. Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures

CHAPTER 5. New Residents Application and Voting Procedures

CHAPTER 6. New Citizens Application and Voting Procedures

DIVISION 4. MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 1. Conditions for Mail Ballot Election

CHAPTER 2. Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections

DIVISION 5. POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS

CHAPTER 1. New Party Qualifications

CHAPTER 2. Parties Qualified to Participate in the Primary Election

CHAPTER 2.5. Parties Qualified to Participate in the Presidential General Election

CHAPTER 3. Disqualification of Political Parties

DIVISION 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

PART 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES

CHAPTER 0.5. General Provisions

CHAPTER 1. Democratic Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Number and Certification of Delegates and Alternates

ARTICLE 3. Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State

ARTICLE 4. Qualification of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations

ARTICLE 5. Steering Committees

ARTICLE 6. Nomination Papers

ARTICLE 7. Circulators

ARTICLE 8. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers

ARTICLE 9. Notification of Qualification from Secretary of State

ARTICLE 10. Certified List of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations, Notice of Election

ARTICLE 12. Canvass of Returns and Certificate of Selection

ARTICLE 13. Write-in Candidates

CHAPTER 2. Republican Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Number and Certification of Delegates

ARTICLE 3. Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State

ARTICLE 4. Nomination Papers

ARTICLE 5. Circulators

ARTICLE 6. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers

ARTICLE 7. Canvass of Returns. Certificate of Election

ARTICLE 8. Write-in Candidates

ARTICLE 9. Selection of Delegates

ARTICLE 10. Republican Presidential Primary Ballot

CHAPTER 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot

ARTICLE 3. Determination of Number of Delegates to National Convention

ARTICLE 4. Qualification of Groups of Candidates for Delegate Selection Portion of Primary Ballot

ARTICLE 5. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers

ARTICLE 6. American Independent Presidential Primary Ballot

ARTICLE 7. Postelection Proceedings

CHAPTER 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot

ARTICLE 3. Determination of Number to National Convention

ARTICLE 4. Qualification of Group of Candidates for National Convention Delegate Portion of Primary Ballot

ARTICLE 5. Preparation, Circulation and Filing of Nominating Papers

ARTICLE 6. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary Ballot

ARTICLE 7. Certification of National Convention Delegates Elected and Postelection Proceedings

CHAPTER 5. Green Party Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Primary Ballot

ARTICLE 3. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nominating Papers

ARTICLE 4. Green Party Presidential Primary Ballot

ARTICLE 5. Certification of National Convention Delegates Election and Postelection Proceedings

ARTICLE 6. Presidential Electors

CHAPTER 7. Income Tax Return Disclosure Requirements

PART 2. ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 1.2. Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act

CHAPTER 1.5. Voting Compact

CHAPTER 2. Duties of the Secretary of State

DIVISION 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART 2. DEMOCRATIC PARTY

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Presidential Electors

CHAPTER 3. State Central Committee

CHAPTER 4. County Central Committee

ARTICLE 1. Members

ARTICLE 2. Elections

ARTICLE 3. Meetings

ARTICLE 4. General Business

PART 3. REPUBLICAN PARTY

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Presidential Electors

CHAPTER 3. State Central Committee

CHAPTER 4. County Central Committee

ARTICLE 1. Members

ARTICLE 2. Election

ARTICLE 3. Meetings

ARTICLE 4. General Business

ARTICLE 5. District Committees

PART 4. AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. State Convention

ARTICLE 1. Delegates

ARTICLE 2. Meetings

ARTICLE 3. General Business

CHAPTER 3. State Central Committee

ARTICLE 1. Members

ARTICLE 2. Meetings

ARTICLE 3. Proxies

ARTICLE 4. General Business

CHAPTER 4. County Central Committee

ARTICLE 1. Members

ARTICLE 2. Election

ARTICLE 3. Meetings

ARTICLE 4. General Business

PART 5. PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Members of Central Committees

ARTICLE 1. Members

ARTICLE 2. Election

CHAPTER 3. State Central Committee

ARTICLE 1. Members

ARTICLE 2. Meetings

ARTICLE 3. General Business

CHAPTER 4. County Central Committee

ARTICLE 1. Members

ARTICLE 2. Meetings

ARTICLE 3. General

PART 6. Green Party

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Members of County Councils

CHAPTER 3. Election of County Councils

CHAPTER 4. State Coordinating Committee

DIVISION 8. NOMINATIONS

PART 1. PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS

CHAPTER 1. Direct Primary

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Nomination Documents

ARTICLE 3. Form of Nomination Documents

ARTICLE 4. Circulation and Signatures—Nomination Documents

ARTICLE 5. Verification of Nomination Signatures

ARTICLE 6. Nomination Papers. Place of Filing. Fees

ARTICLE 7. Certified List of Candidates

ARTICLE 8. Nominated Candidates

CHAPTER 2. Judicial Officers

ARTICLE 1. Distinguishing Number on Ballot

ARTICLE 2. Adoption of Subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI of the California Constitution

PART 2. INDEPENDENT NOMINATIONS

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 3. Nomination Papers

CHAPTER 4. Circulators

CHAPTER 5. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers

CHAPTER 6. Affidavit of Candidate

PART 3. WRITE-IN CANDIDATES

CHAPTER 1. General

CHAPTER 2. Presidential Electors

CHAPTER 3. Term Limits

PART 4. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES: VACANCIES

PART 5. INCOME TAX RETURN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS

CHAPTER 1. State Elections

ARTICLE 1. Initiative and Referendum Petitions

ARTICLE 2. Petition Signatures

ARTICLE 3. Filing Petitions

ARTICLE 4. Measures Proposed by the Legislature

ARTICLE 5. Ballot Titles

ARTICLE 6. Arguments Concerning Measures Submitted to Voters

ARTICLE 7. State Voter Information Guide

CHAPTER 2. County Elections

ARTICLE 1. Initiative

ARTICLE 2. Referendum

ARTICLE 3. Arguments Concerning County Measures

ARTICLE 4. Mailings

ARTICLE 5. Public Examinations

CHAPTER 3. Municipal Elections

ARTICLE 1. Initiative

ARTICLE 2. Referendum

ARTICLE 3. City or City and County Charters

ARTICLE 4. Arguments Concerning City Measures

ARTICLE 5. Mailings

ARTICLE 6. Public Examination

CHAPTER 4. District Elections

ARTICLE 1. Initiative

ARTICLE 2. Referendum

ARTICLE 3. Mailings

ARTICLE 4. Public Examination

CHAPTER 5. Bond Issues

CHAPTER 6. School District Elections

CHAPTER 7. General Provisions

DIVISION 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS

PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1. Voters and Procedure

CHAPTER 2. District Boundaries

PART 2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 1.2. The Congressional Term Limits Act

10204.1-10204.11

ARTICLE 2. Nomination of Candidates

ARTICLE 3. Conduct of Elections

ARTICLE 4. Canvass of Ballots and Returns

CHAPTER 3. Emergency Elections in Cities

PART 3. CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTIONS

PART 4. UNIFORM DISTRICT ELECTION LAW

PART 5. SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD ELECTIONS

PART 5.5. Special District Elections

PART 6. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES

CHAPTER 1. Nomination of Candidates for Legislative and Congressional Offices at Special Elections

CHAPTER 2. Vacancy in Senate

CHAPTER 3. Vacancies in Congressional Offices caused by Catastrophe

DIVISION 11. RECALL ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 1. General Procedures: General Provisions and Initial Steps in the Recall

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. The Notice of Intention, Statement, and Answer

ARTICLE 3. Recall Petition

CHAPTER 2. Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall

CHAPTER 3. Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Recall Petitions

ARTICLE 3. The Recall Election

CHAPTER 4. General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Ballots

ARTICLE 3. Elections in General

ARTICLE 4. Recall Elections

DIVISION 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 1. Proclamations And Election Orders

CHAPTER 2. Preelection Notices

CHAPTER 3. Precincts

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Precinct Formation

ARTICLE 3. Precinct Consolidations

ARTICLE 4. Precinct Boundary Changes

ARTICLE 5. Polling Places

CHAPTER 4. Precinct Boards

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

DIVISION 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS

CHAPTER 1. Purchasing Procedures

CHAPTER 2. Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order

CHAPTER 3. Ballot Printing Specifications

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Allowable Changes in Ballot Format and Printing

ARTICLE 3. Vote Tabulating Devices

ARTICLE 4. Punchcards

ARTICLE 5. Ballot Labels

CHAPTER 4. State and County Voter Information Guides

CHAPTER 5. Facsimile Copies of Ballots

CHAPTER 6. Partisan Primary Elections

DIVISION 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 1. Privileges of Voters

CHAPTER 1.5. Rights of Voters

CHAPTER 1.7. Voter Participation

CHAPTER 2. Precinct Supplies

CHAPTER 3. Procedures at Polls

ARTICLE 1. Election Day Posting Requirements

ARTICLE 2. Election Day Procedures

ARTICLE 3. Challenging a Voter

ARTICLE 4. Issuing Ballots and Voting

ARTICLE 5. Provisional Voting

CHAPTER 4. Closing of the Polls

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Elections Using Voting Systems

ARTICLE 2.5. Elections Using Vote Centers

ARTICLE 3. Return of Supplies to the Clerk

ARTICLE 4. Snap Tallies

DIVISION 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 1. Preparation for Canvass

CHAPTER 2. Vote by Mail Ballot Processing

CHAPTER 3. Semifinal Official Canvass

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Automated Count in a Central Location

ARTICLE 3. Automated Vote Count in Precincts

ARTICLE 4. Establishing Election Return Centers and Multiple Counting Centers

ARTICLE 5. Manual Vote Count in the Precinct

ARTICLE 6. Manual Vote Count in a Central Place

CHAPTER 4. Official Canvass

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Processing Vote by Mail Ballots and Mail Ballot Precinct Ballots

ARTICLE 3. Processing Write-In Votes

ARTICLE 4. Processing and Counting Provisional Ballots

ARTICLE 5. One Percent Manual Tally

ARTICLE 6. Ballot Security and Reporting of Results

CHAPTER 4.5. 2024 Presidential General Election

CHAPTER 5. Announcement of Results

CHAPTER 6. Determination of Elected or Nominated Candidates

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Democratic Central Committee Conditions for Election of Candidate

ARTICLE 3. Republican Central Committee Conditions for Election of Candidate

ARTICLE 4. American Independent Central Committee Conditions for Election of Candidate

ARTICLE 5. Peace and Freedom Central Committee Conditions for Election of Candidate

CHAPTER 7. Duties of the Secretary of State

CHAPTER 8. Disposition of Ballots and Supplies by the Elections Official

CHAPTER 8.5. Postcanvass Risk-Limiting Audit Pilot Program

CHAPTER 9. Recount

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Elections Official-Ordered Recounts

ARTICLE 3. Voter-Requested Recounts

ARTICLE 4. Court-Ordered Recounts

ARTICLE 5. State-Funded Recounts

CHAPTER 10. Tie Votes

ARTICLE 1. Elections Other than Primary Elections

ARTICLE 2. At Primary Elections

CHAPTER 11. Extension of Deadlines

DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Grounds for Contest

CHAPTER 3. Contests at General Elections

CHAPTER 4. Contests at Primary Elections

CHAPTER 5. Form of Contest Statement

ARTICLE 1. General Elections

ARTICLE 2. Primary Elections

ARTICLE 3. Contests Other than Recount

ARTICLE 4. Contests Involving a Recount

CHAPTER 6. Elections Official’s Duties

ARTICLE 1. Contest Procedures at General Elections

ARTICLE 2. Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Contests Other Than Recount

ARTICLE 3. Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Involving a Recount

CHAPTER 7. Court’s Duties

ARTICLE 1. General Elections

ARTICLE 2. Primary Elections: Contests Other than Recount

ARTICLE 3. Primary Elections: Contests Involving a Recount

CHAPTER 8. Court’s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations

ARTICLE 1. General Elections

ARTICLE 2. Primary Elections: Other than Recount

ARTICLE 3. Primary Elections: Involving a Recount

CHAPTER 9. Costs

CHAPTER 10. Appeals

ARTICLE 1. General Elections

ARTICLE 2. Primary Elections: Other than a Recount

ARTICLE 3. Primary Elections: Involving a Recount

DIVISION 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS

CHAPTER 1. Affidavits of Registration and Voter Registration Indexes

CHAPTER 2. Nomination Documents

CHAPTER 3. Initiative and Referendum Petitions

CHAPTER 4. Precinct Supplies and Ballots

CHAPTER 5. Recall Petitions

CHAPTER 6. Miscellaneous Provisions

CHAPTER 7. Preservation of Electronic Data

DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Voter Registration

CHAPTER 3. Nomination of Candidates

CHAPTER 4. Election Campaigns

ARTICLE 1. Campaign Literature

ARTICLE 2. Political Party Caucuses

ARTICLE 3. Deceptive Online Activities

ARTICLE 4. Political Meetings

ARTICLE 5. Misrepresentation by Candidates

ARTICLE 6. Solicitation of Funds

ARTICLE 7. Electioneering

ARTICLE 8. Vandalism at Polling Places

ARTICLE 9. Misuse of State Publications

CHAPTER 5. Ballots

CHAPTER 6. Corruption of the Voting Process

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Corruption of Voters

ARTICLE 3. Intimidation of Voters

ARTICLE 4. Corruption of Voting

ARTICLE 5. Protecting Elections from Armed Coercion and Extremism (PEACE) Act

CHAPTER 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

ARTICLE 1. Improper Signature-Gathering Tactics

ARTICLE 2. False or Ineligible Signatures on Petition

ARTICLE 3. Improper Payments to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing

ARTICLE 4. Threats and Theft to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing

ARTICLE 5. Refusal of Circulators to Turn in Petitions

ARTICLE 6. Misuse of Signatures on Petition

ARTICLE 7. False Affidavits Concerning Petitions

ARTICLE 8. Filing Petitions to Defeat an Initiative or Referendum

ARTICLE 9. Misuse of Campaign Funds

CHAPTER 8. Obligations of Precinct Board

DIVISION 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Secretary of State Requirements

CHAPTER 3. Certification of Voting Systems

ARTICLE 1. Procedures for Certification of Voting Systems

ARTICLE 2. Voting System Testing Agencies

ARTICLE 3. Inspection of Certified and Conditionally Approved Voting Systems

ARTICLE 4. Accessible Voting Systems

ARTICLE 5. Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)

ARTICLE 6. Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems

CHAPTER 3.5. Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems

CHAPTER 4. Elections Using Voting Machines

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Pre-election Procedures

ARTICLE 3. Precincts and Board Members

ARTICLE 4. Procedures at the Polls

ARTICLE 5. Closing the Polls

ARTICLE 6. Counting Procedures

CHAPTER 5. Voting System Replacement Contracts

DIVISION 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

CHAPTER 1. Endorsements of Candidates

CHAPTER 2. Political Corporations

ARTICLE 1. Incorporation

CHAPTER 3. Campaign Funds

ARTICLE 1. Solicitation

CHAPTER 4. Limitations on the Use of Surplus Campaign Funds

CHAPTER 5. Fair Campaign Practices

ARTICLE 1. General Intent

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

ARTICLE 3. Code of Fair Campaign Practices

CHAPTER 6. Libel and Slander

DIVISION 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Fair And Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities And Political Subdivisions (FAIR MAPS) Act of 2023

CHAPTER 6. Supervisorial Districts

CHAPTER 6.3. County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission

CHAPTER 6.4. County of Riverside Citizens Redistricting Commission

CHAPTER 6.5. County of San Diego Independent Redistricting Commission

CHAPTER 6.7. County of Fresno Citizens Redistricting Commission

CHAPTER 6.8. County of Kern Citizens Redistricting Commission

CHAPTER 6.9. County of Orange Citizens Redistricting Commission

CHAPTER 6.10 County of Sacramento Citizens Redistricting Commission

CHAPTER 7. City Elections

ARTICLE 1. General Law Cities

ARTICLE 2. Chartered Cities

CHAPTER 8. Special Districts

CHAPTER 9. Advisory and Independent Redistricting Commissions