Signers shall be voters in the district or political subdivision in which the candidate is to be voted on. With respect to a candidacy for partisan office, signers shall be voters who disclosed a preference, pursuant to Section 2151, for the party, if any, for which the nomination is proposed. With respect to a candidacy for voter-nominated office, signers need not have disclosed a preference for any party.
Cal. Elec. Code § 8068
Circulation and Signatures—Nomination Documents
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 17
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