A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters, until it is otherwise proved by comparison of the signatures with the affidavits of registration in the office of the elections official.
Cal. Elec. Code § 6585
Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers
Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
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