A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures to it are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters unless it is otherwise proven by comparison of the signatures with the affidavits of registration in the office of the county elections official.
Cal. Elec. Code § 8408
Nomination Papers
Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
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