Cal. Elec. Code § 7227

In each county the name of each candidate for member of a committee shall appear upon the ballot only upon the filing of a nomination paper pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 8020) to Article 6 (commencing with Section 8100), inclusive, of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 8, signed in his or her behalf by the voters of the Assembly or supervisorial district in which he or she is a candidate.