Article 3. Determination Of Number To National Convention of California Elections Code >> Division 6. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.

The Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the presidential primary as to both of the following:
  (a) The name of that national party with which the Peace and Freedom Party has affiliated, by vote of its state central committee, and the address and telephone number of the principal office of that national party.
  (b) The number of delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of California at the next national convention of that national party.

The notification of national affiliation and number of national convention delegates shall be in substantially the following form:

Statement of National Affiliation and Number of National Convention Delegates for the Peace and Freedom Party of California To the Secretary of State: Sacramento, California You are hereby notified that the Peace and Freedom Party of California, by vote of its state central committee, has affiliated on the national level with the ______ Party. The address of the ______ Party's principal office is ______, and its telephone number is _______. You are further notified that the number of delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of California in the next national convention of the ______ Party is ______. Dated this ______ day of ______, 19__. _____________________________________ Chairperson of the State Central Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party of California

If the Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee fails to file the notice required by Section 6741 by the 120th day preceding the presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the national affiliation of the party and the number of delegates from the chairperson or any other officer of record of the party state central committee or from the national party with which the Peace and Freedom Party was affiliated as indicated by the most recent statement of the affiliation on file by the chairperson of the party state central committee.

On or before the 110th day before the presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall certify all of the following to the elections official of each county:
  (a) The name of that national party with which the Peace and Freedom Party is presently affiliated and the address and telephone number of the principal office of that national party.
  (b) The number of delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of California in the next national convention of that national party.
  (c) The number of delegate candidates to be selected from each territory pursuant to Sections 6744 and 6745 by each committee proposing a group of national convention delegates.

For the purposes of this chapter, the boundary between the northern and southern territories of the state shall be that latitudinal line coinciding with the northern boundaries of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties.

The number of delegate candidates to be selected from each territory by each group shall be, to the nearest whole number, proportional to that portion of the state's registered Peace and Freedom Party voters residing in each territory as reflected in statements of voters and political affiliation transmitted to the Secretary of State on the 135th day before the presidential primary election.