SB 1272, as introduced, Lieu. Elections: write-in candidates.
Existing law provides procedures relating to the nomination of write-in candidates. Existing law requires that statement and nomination papers be available on the 57th day prior to the election for which a candidate is filing as a write-in candidate and requires that those papers be delivered to the elections official no later than the 14th day prior to the election.
This bill would make a 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 8601 of the Elections Code is amended
2to read:
The statement and nomination papers shall be available
4on the 57th day prior to the election for which the candidate is
5filing as a write-in candidate, and shall be delivered to the elections
6officialbegin insert who isend insert responsible for the conduct of the election no later
7than the 14th day prior to the election.
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