Cal. Elec. Code § 10226
Nomination of Candidates
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2011
The nomination papers and affidavits shall be substantially in the following form: “NOMINATION PAPER
(a) The nomination paper shall be in substantially the following form:
We, the undersigned voters of the ____ of ____ hereby nominate ____ for the office of ____ of the city:
NOMINATION PAPER
I, the undersigned signer for ______ for nomination to the office of ____, to be voted for at the municipal election to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__, hereby assert as follows:
I am a resident of the municipality of ____ and registered to vote at the address shown on this paper. I am not at this time a signer of any other nomination paper of any other candidate for the above-named office, or in case there are several places to be filled in the above-named office, I have not signed more nomination papers than there are places to be filled in the above-named office. My residence is correctly set forth after my signature hereto:
Name
Name
Residence
Residence
(b) The affidavit of the circulator shall read as follows:
AFFIDAVIT OF THE CIRCULATOR
AFFIDAVIT OF THE CIRCULATOR
State of California
County of
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ss.
I, ______, solemnly swear (or affirm) all of the following:
1.That I am 18 years of age or older.
2.That my residence address, including street and number, is. [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is.]
3.That the signatures on this section of the nomination paper were obtained between _____, 20__, and _____, 20__; that I circulated the petition and I witnessed the signatures on this section of the nomination paper being written; and that, to the best of my information and belief, each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
(Signature)
I certify (or declare) under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.Executed by me at ____, on ____, 2__.
AFFIDAVIT OF THE NOMINEE
State of California
County of
⎱ ⎰
ss.
______ being duly sworn, says that he or she is the above-named nominee for the office of ____, that he or she will accept the office in the event of his or her election, that he or she desires his or her name to appear on the ballot as follows:
(Print name above),
and that he or she desires the following designation to appear on the ballot under his or her name:
(Print desired designation above),
and that his or her residence address is .
(Print residence address as provided by affiant)
I certify (or declare) under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.Executed by me at ____, on ____, 2___.”
Signed
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___________ day of _____________, 20__.
(SEAL)Notary Public (or other official)
Examined and certified by me this ___________ day of _____________, 20__.
Elections Official
WARNING: Every person acting on behalf of a candidate is guilty of a misdemeanor who deliberately fails to file at the proper time and in the proper place any nomination paper in the person’s possession which is entitled to be filed under Section 18202 of the Elections Code.
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