AB 887, as introduced, Ting. Primary election nominations: judicial officers.
Existing law establishes the procedures by which candidates for judicial office are nominated. For a candidate’s name to be included on the ballot at a direct primary election, existing law requires the candidate to deliver to the county elections official a declaration of candidacy and nomination papers not later than 5 p.m. on the 88th day prior to the primary election. However, existing law provides an additional 5 days to file nomination papers for a judicial office if the incumbent of the office dies on or before the last day prescribed for the filing of nomination papers, or files a declaration of intention but fails to file his or her nomination papers by the last day prescribed for the filing of the papers.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 8204 of the Elections Code is amended
2to read:
(a) If an incumbent of a judicial office dies on or before
4the last day prescribed for the filing of nomination papers, or files
5a declaration of intention but for any reason fails to file his or her
6nomination papers by the last day prescribed for the filing of the
7papers, an additional five days shall be allowed for the filing of
8nomination papers for the office.
9(b) begin deleteAny end deletebegin insertA end insertperson other than the person who was the incumbent,
10if otherwise qualified, may file nomination papers for the office
11during the extended period, notwithstanding that
he or she has not
12filed a written and signed declaration of intention to become a
13candidate for the office as provided in Sections 8023 and 8201.
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