DecisionDepot
California legal research

California Elections Code

§ 6596

ELEC § 6596Div. 6 · Part 1 · Ch. 3 · Art. 5

Statute text

View on leginfo.ca.gov
The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of his or her county that does not appear in the same handwriting on an affidavit of registration in the office of the elections official. He or she shall also disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of his or her county who has not stated his or her intention to affiliate with the political party named in the nomination papers.

Legislative history

Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

Source: California Elections Code § 6596 from the California Legislative Information (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.