BILL NUMBER: AB 547 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 790
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 10, 1999
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 7, 1999
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 7, 1999
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 2, 1999
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 16, 1999
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 28, 1999
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Longville
FEBRUARY 18, 1999
An act to amend Sections 6108, 6122, 6123, 6140, 6365, 6382, 6383,
6400, 6560, 6586, 6587, 6591, 6592, 6593, 6760, 6786, 6787, 6791,
6792, 6797, 8041, 8065, 8066, 8409, 8451, 8452, 8454, 8500, 8602, and
13001 of, and to repeal Sections 6120, 6121, 6380, 6381, 6588, 6589,
6590, 6788, 6789, 6790, 8042, 8450, and 8453 of, the Elections Code,
relating to primary elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 547, Longville. Elections: nomination papers: costs.
Existing law authorizes signatures to be obtained on a nomination
paper for the purpose of qualifying a candidate to seek election at a
primary election. Existing law provides for the appointment of
persons to circulate those nomination papers.
This bill would delete the requirement that those persons be
appointed to circulate those nomination papers.
Existing law provides that on and after January 1, 1996, all
expenses authorized and necessarily incurred in the preparation for
and conduct of elections proclaimed by the Governor to fill a vacancy
in the office of Senator or Member of the Assembly, or to fill a
vacancy in the office of United States Senator or Representative in
the United States House of Representatives are to be paid by the
state. Existing law repeals this provision on January 1, 2000.
This bill would extend the date of the repeal of that provision to
January 1, 2005.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 6108 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6108. The nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot
shall be in substantially the following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OR
UNCOMMITTED DELEGATE
Section ____ Page ___
County of ____. Nomination paper of a candidate or uncommitted
delegation for the presidential primary ballot.
State of California )
County of _________ ) ss.
SIGNER'S STATEMENT
I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____, State of
California, and am registered as intending to affiliate with the
Democratic Party. I hereby nominate ____ for the presidential
primary to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__. I have not
signed
the nomination paper of any other candidate or uncommitted
delegation, and I further declare that I intend to support the
candidate or uncommitted delegation named herein.
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Number Signature Printed Name Residence
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1. ____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________
etc. ____________________________________________________________
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CIRCULATOR'S AFFIDAVIT
I, ____, solemnly swear (or affirm) that I secured signatures in
the County of ____ to the nomination paper of a candidate or
uncommitted delegation for the presidential primary ballot named in
the signer's statement above; that all the signatures on this
section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to __, inclusive,
were made in my presence, and that to the best of my knowledge and
belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be. The signatures were obtained between ____,
20__
and ____, 20__.
(Signed) ____________________________________
Circulator
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________ day of
_________,
20__.
____________________________________
(SEAL) Notary Public (or other official)
SEC. 2. Section 6120 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 3. Section 6121 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 4. Section 6122 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6122. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper
at any time between the period of 120 days and 75 days, inclusive,
prior to the presidential primary election.
SEC. 5. Section 6123 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6123. A county elections official or his or her deputy may not
circulate a nomination paper and circulators may not obtain
signatures within 100 feet of any election booth or polling place.
SEC. 6. Section 6140 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6140. Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified,
shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the steering
committee, or to its duly authorized representatives. All the
sections circulated in any county shall be collected by the steering
committee, or its duly authorized representatives, and they shall
arrange and leave the sections with the county elections official for
examination.
SEC. 7. Section 6365 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6365. The nomination paper for a candidate shall be in
substantially the following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF CANDIDATE
Section ______________ Page _________
County of ______. Nomination paper for ______ as presidential
nominee of the Republican Party.
State of California )
County of __________ ) ss.
SIGNER'S STATEMENT
I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ______, State
of California, and am registered as intending to affiliate with
the Republican Party. I have not signed the nomination paper of
any other candidates for the same office, and further declare
that I intend to support the nomination of the candidate named
herein at the Republican Party presidential primary to be held on
the ____ day of ____, 20__.
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Number Signature Printed name Residence
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1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
etc. ___________________________________________________________
CIRCULATOR'S AFFIDAVIT
I, ____, solemnly swear (or affirm) that I secured signatures
in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of the candidate
named in the signer's statement above as candidate for nomination
by the Republican Party at its presidential primary election;
that
all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper
numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence,
that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20__ and ____,
20__, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each
signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it
purports to be.
(Signed) _____________________
Circulator
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of
_________,
20__.
__________________________________
(SEAL) Notary Public (or other official)
SEC. 8. Section 6380 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 9. Section 6381 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 10. Section 6382 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6382. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper
of a candidate at any time not more than 104 nor less than 74 days
prior to the presidential primary.
SEC. 11. Section 6383 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6383. A county elections official or deputy county elections
official may not circulate a nomination paper. Circulators may not
obtain signatures within 100 feet of any election booth or polling
place.
SEC. 12. Section 6400 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6400. Each section of a nomination paper shall be returned by the
circulator who circulated it to the candidate or his or her
designee. All the sections circulated in any county shall be
collected by the candidate or his or her designee and he or she shall
arrange and leave the sections with the county elections official
for examination.
SEC. 13. Section 6560 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6560. Any three or more voters of the state who are registered as
intending to affiliate with the American Independent Party may join
as a committee in proposing the nomination of a group of candidates
for delegates. The committee may elect its officers, select the
candidates for delegates, select the chairman of the committee,
secure the endorsement of the person, if any, preferred by the
committee as candidate for presidential nominee, appoint alternates,
assemble and file all necessary papers, and take all other action
which may be necessary for the organization and election of the
group. The committee in performing its functions may act through its
officers or designated representatives.
SEC. 14. Section 6586 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6586. The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential
preference portion of the ballot shall be in substantially the
following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
CANDIDATE
Section _________ Page _________
County of _____. Nomination paper of a presidential preference
candidate for the American Independent Party presidential primary
ballot.
State of California )
County of _________ ) ss.
SIGNER'S STATEMENT
I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____, State of
California, and am registered as intending to affiliate with the
American Independent Party. I hereby nominate ____ for the
presidential preference portion of the American Independent
Party's presidential primary ballot, to be voted for at the
presidential primary to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__.
I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for
the same office, or for any group of delegates, to the national
convention of the party, and I further declare that I intend to
support the candidate named herein.
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Number Signature Printed name Residence
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1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
etc. ___________________________________________________________
CIRCULATOR'S AFFIDAVIT
I, ________, solemnly swear (or affirm) that I secured
signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of a
candidate in the presidential preference primary of the American
Independent Party; that all the signatures on this section of the
nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made
in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____,
20__, and ____, 20__, and that to the best of my knowledge and
belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person
whose name it purports to be.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true
and correct.
(Signed) ________________________
Circulator
SEC. 15. Section 6587 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6587. The nomination paper for a group of candidates for
delegates, to the national convention shall be in substantially the
following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF GROUP OF CANDIDATES FOR DELEGATES
TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Section ______ Page ______
County of ____. Nomination paper of group of candidates for
election as delegates by the American Independent Party pledged
to
the candidacy of ____ as presidential nominee or expressing no
preference, as the case may be.
State of California )
County of _________ ) ss.
SIGNER'S STATEMENT
I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____, State of
California, and am registered as intending to affiliate with the
American Independent Party. I hereby nominate the following:
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Residence
city
Number Names or town County
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1.
____________________________________________________________
2.
____________________________________________________________
3.
____________________________________________________________
etc.
____________________________________________________________
(to such number as may be required) etc., as candidates for
delegates to the American Independent Party's National
Convention,
to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the
____
day of ____, 20__. I have not signed the nomination paper of
any other candidates for the same office, or of any candidate for
the presidential preference portion of the primary ballot, and I
further declare that I intend to support for nomination the
candidates named herein.
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Number Signature Printed name Residence
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1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
etc. ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
CIRCULATOR'S AFFIDAVIT
I, ____, solemnly swear (or affirm) that I secured signatures
in
the County of ____ to the nomination paper of the group of
candidates named in the signer's statement above as candidates
for nomination and election by the American Independent Party as
delegates to represent the State of California in the party's
next
national convention; that all the signatures on this section of
the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were
made
in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____,
20__, and ____, 20__, and that to the best of my knowledge and
belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person
whose name it purports to be.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true
and correct.
(Signed) ________________________
Circulator
SEC. 16. Section 6588 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 17. Section 6589 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 18. Section 6590 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 19. Section 6591 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6591. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper
of the candidate or group of candidates at any time not more than 104
nor less than 74 days prior to the presidential primary.
SEC. 20. Section 6592 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6592. An elections official or deputy elections official may not
serve as a circulator and circulators may not obtain signatures
within 100 feet of any election booth or polling place.
SEC. 21. Section 6593 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6593. Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified,
shall be returned to the candidate, committee, or duly authorized
representatives. All the sections circulated in any county shall be
collected by the candidate, committee, or duly authorized
representatives, who shall arrange and leave the sections with the
elections official for examination.
SEC. 22. Section 6760 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6760. Any five or more voters of the state who are registered as
affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party may join as a committee
in proposing the nomination of a group of candidates for delegates.
The committee may elect its officers, select the candidates for
delegates, select the chairperson of the committee, secure the
endorsement of the person, if any, preferred by the committee as
candidate for presidential nominee, appoint alternates, assemble and
file all necessary papers, and take all other action that may be
necessary for the organization and election of the group. The
committee in performing its functions may act through its officers or
designated representatives.
SEC. 23. Section 6786 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6786. The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential
preference portion of the ballot shall be in substantially the
following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER
ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
PRIMARY CANDIDATE
Section ___________ Page
___________
County of
_________________.
Nomination paper of a presidential preference candidate for the
Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary ballot.
State of California )
County of _________ ) ss.
SIGNER'S STATEMENT
I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____, State of
California, and am registered as affiliated with the Peace and
Freedom
Party. I hereby nominate ____ for the presidential preference
portion
of the Peace and Freedom Party's presidential primary ballot, to be
voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____ day of
June, 20__. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other
candidate for the same office, or for any group of delegates to the
national convention of the ____ Party, with which the Peace and
Freedom
Party of California is affiliated on the national level.
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Residence
Printed street address
Number Signature name /city
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1.
______________________________________________________________
2.
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3.
______________________________________________________________
etc.
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CIRCULATOR'S DECLARATION
I, ______, affirm that I am a voter registered as affiliated
with
the Peace and Freedom Party in ____ County, that I secured
signatures
in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of a candidate in the
presidential preference primary of the Peace and Freedom Party,
that
all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered
from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the
signatures were obtained between ____, 20__, and ____, 20__, and
that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the
genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true
and
correct.
Executed at ____, California, this ____ day of ____, 20__.
(Signed)
____________________________
Circulator
(Printed name)
______________________
SEC. 24. Section 6787 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6787. The nomination paper for a group of candidates for
delegates to the national convention shall be in substantially the
following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF GROUP OF CANDIDATES FOR DELEGATES
TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Section ____________ Page ____________
County of
____________________.
Nomination paper of group of candidates for election as
delegates
by the Peace and Freedom Party pledged to the candidacy of ____ as
presidential nominee, or expressing no preference, as the case may
be.
State of California )
County of _________ ) ss.
SIGNER'S STATEMENT
I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____, State of
California, and am registered as affiliated with the Peace and
Freedom Party. I hereby nominate the following:
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Residence
city or
Number Names town County
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1.
______________________________________________________________
2.
______________________________________________________________
3.
______________________________________________________________
etc.
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(to the number as may be required) as candidates for delegate to
the
national convention of the ____ Party, with which the Peace and
Freedom Party of California is affiliated on the national level, to
be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____ day
of March, 20__. I have not signed the nomination paper of any
other
group of candidates for delegates to the national convention or of
any candidate for the presidential preference portion of the
primary
ballot.
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Residence
Printed street address
Number Signature name /city
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1.
______________________________________________________________
2.
______________________________________________________________
3.
______________________________________________________________
etc.
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
CIRCULATOR'S DECLARATION
I, ______, affirm that I am a voter registered as affiliated
with
the Peace and Freedom Party in ____ County, that I secured
signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of the
group of candidates named in the signer's statement above as
candidates for nomination and election by the Peace and Freedom
Party as delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of
California in the ____ Party's next national convention, that all
the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered
from
1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures
were obtained between ____, 20__, and ____, 20__, and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine
signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct.
Executed at ____, California, this ____ day of ____, 20__.
(Signed)
__________________________
Circulator
(Printed name)
____________________
SEC. 25. Section 6788 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 26. Section 6789 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 27. Section 6790 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 28. Section 6791 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6791. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper
of the candidate or group of candidates at any time not more than 104
nor less than 74 days prior to the presidential primary.
SEC. 29. Section 6792 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6792. Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified,
shall be returned by the verification deputy who circulated it to the
candidate, committee, or duly authorized representatives. All the
sections circulated in any county shall be collected by the
candidate, committee, or duly authorized representatives, who shall
arrange and leave the sections with the elections official for
examination.
SEC. 30. Section 6797 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
6797. The certificate of the elections official to nomination
papers of a candidate or group of candidates shall be in
substantially the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTIONS OFFICIAL TO NOMINATION
PAPERS OF CANDIDATE OR GROUP OF CANDIDATES
To the Secretary of State:
I, County Elections Official of the County of ____, hereby
certify that I have examined the nomination papers, to which this
certificate is attached, of the presidential candidate or group
of candidates for delegates at the ensuing presidential primary,
and that the number of names which I have not marked "not
sufficient" is __________.
The candidate or group of candidates named in the nomination
papers comprise the following (state names of candidates):
__________________ ___________________ ___________________
__________________ ___________________ ___________________
__________________ ___________________ ___________________
etc. etc. etc.
Dated this ________ day of ________, 20__.
_____________________________
(SEAL) County Elections Official
By __________________________
Deputy
SEC. 31. Section 8041 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
8041. (a) The nomination paper shall be in substantially the
following form:
NOMINATION PAPER
I, the undersigned signer for ______ for the ____ Party nomination
to the office of ____, to be voted for at the primary election to be
held on the ____ day of ____, 20__, hereby assert as follows:
I am a resident of ____ County and registered to vote at the
address shown on this paper and affiliated with the ____ Party. I am
not at this time a signer of any other nomination paper of any other
candidate for the above-named office, or in case there are several
places to be filled in the above-named office, I have not signed more
nomination papers than there are places to be filled in the
above-named office. My residence is correctly set forth after my
signature hereto:
Name _________________________________________________________
Residence ____________________________________________________
(b) The affidavit of the circulator shall read as follows:
AFFIDAVIT OF THE CIRCULATOR
I, ______, solemnly swear (or affirm) that the signatures on this
section of the nomination paper were obtained between _____, 20__,
and _____, 20__; that I circulated the petition and I saw the
signatures on this section of the nomination paper being written;
and that, to the best of my information and belief, each signature is
the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
My voting residence is ________.
Signed __________________________________________________
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of ______, 20__.
(SEAL) ___________________________________________
Notary Public (or other official)
Examined and certified by me this _____ day of ______, 20__.
______________________________
Elections Official
WARNING: Every person acting on behalf of a candidate is guilty of
a misdemeanor who deliberately fails to file at the proper time and
in the proper place any nomination paper in his or her possession
which is entitled to be filed under Section 18202 of the Elections
Code.
SEC. 32. Section 8042 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 33. Section 8065 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
8065. The elections official shall not accept for filing any
nomination paper unless all blanks in the certificate are filled.
SEC. 34. Section 8066 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
8066. Circulators shall be voters in the district or political
subdivision in which the candidate is to be voted on and shall serve
only in that district or political subdivision.
SEC. 35. Section 8409 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
8409. Each candidate or group of candidates shall submit a
nomination paper that shall be substantially in the following form:
County of _______. Nomination paper of ________, candidate
for the office of ______.
State of California )
County of _________ ) ss.
SIGNER'S STATEMENT
I, undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____, State of
California. I hereby nominate ____, who resides at No. ____,
____ Street, City of ____, County of ____, State of California,
as a candidate for the office of ____ to be voted for at the
election to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__. I have
not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for the
same office.
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Number Signature Printed Name Residence
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1. __________________ _________________ _________________
2. __________________ _________________ _________________
3. __________________ _________________ _________________
4. __________________ _________________ _________________
5. __________________ _________________ _________________
etc. __________________ _________________ _________________
CIRCULATOR'S AFFIDAVIT
I, ______, solemnly swear (or affirm) that I secured signatures
in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of ____ as candidate
for the office of ____; that the signatures were obtained between
____, 20__ and ____, 20__; that I saw all the signatures on this
section of the nomination paper being signed and that, to the best
of my information and belief, each signature is the genuine
signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
My residence address is
____________________________________________
(Signed)
__________________________________
Circulator
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of
___________,
20__.
____________________________________________
(SEAL) Notary Public (or other official)
SEC. 36. Section 8450 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 37. Section 8451 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
8451. Circulators shall be voters in the district or political
subdivision in which the candidate is to be voted on and shall serve
only in that district or political subdivision.
SEC. 38. Section 8452 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
8452. A county elections official or a deputy county elections
official may not circulate nomination papers, and circulators shall
not obtain signatures within 100 feet of any election booth or
polling place.
SEC. 39. Section 8453 of the Elections Code is repealed.
SEC. 40. Section 8454 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
8454. (a) Circulators obtaining signatures to the nomination
paper of any candidate may, at any time not more than 148 nor less
than 88 days prior to the election, obtain signatures to the
nomination paper of the candidate.
(b) Circulators obtaining signatures to the nomination paper of
any candidate for presidential elector may, at any time not more than
193 nor less than 88 days prior to the election, obtain signatures
to the nomination paper of the candidate.
SEC. 41. Section 8500 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
8500. Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified,
shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the
candidate. All the sections circulated in any area shall be
collected by the candidate and shall be arranged for filing and
examination.
SEC. 42. Section 8602 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
8602. The nomination papers for a write-in candidate shall be
substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 8041.
SEC. 43. Section 13001 of the Elections Code, as amended by
Section 1 of Chapter 1102 of the Statutes of 1996, is amended to
read:
13001. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all expenses
authorized and necessarily incurred in the preparation for and
conduct of elections as provided in this code shall be paid from the
county treasuries, except that when an election is called by the
governing body of a city the expenses shall be paid from the treasury
of the city. All payments shall be made in the same manner as other
county or city expenditures are made. The elections official, in
providing the materials required by this division, need not utilize
the services of the county or city purchasing agent.
(b) On and after January 1, 1996, all expenses authorized and
necessarily incurred in the preparation for and conduct of elections
proclaimed by the Governor to fill a vacancy in the office of Senator
or Member of the Assembly, or to fill a vacancy in the office of
United States Senator or Representative in the United States House of
Representatives, shall be paid by the state. If an election
proclaimed by the Governor to fill a vacancy in an office specified
in this subdivision is consolidated with any other local election,
only those additional expenses directly related to the election
proclaimed by the Governor to fill a vacancy in the office shall be
paid by the state.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2005, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute
that is enacted on or before January 1, 2005, deletes or extends
that date.
SEC. 44. Section 13001 of the Elections Code, as amended by
Section 2 of Chapter 1102 of the Statutes of 1996, is amended to
read:
13001. (a) All expenses authorized and necessarily incurred in
the preparation for and conduct of elections as provided in this code
shall be paid from the county treasuries, except that when an
election is called by the governing body of a city the expenses shall
be paid from the treasury of the city. All payments shall be made
in the same manner as other county or city expenditures are made.
The elections official, in providing the materials required by this
division, need not utilize the services of the county or city
purchasing agent.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005.