Section 8002.5 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Elections Code >> Division 8. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
8002.5
. (a) A candidate for a voter-nominated office shall indicate
one of the following upon his or her declaration of candidacy, which
shall be consistent with what appears on the candidate's most recent
affidavit of registration:
(1) "Party Preference: ______ (insert the name of the qualified
political party as disclosed upon your affidavit of registration)."
(2) "Party Preference: None (if you have declined to disclose a
preference for a qualified political party upon your affidavit of
registration)."
(b) The selection made by a candidate pursuant to subdivision (a)
shall appear on the primary and general election ballot in
conjunction with his or her name, and shall not be changed between
the primary and general election.
(c) Regardless of the party preference, or lack of party
preference, of the candidate or the voter, any qualified voter may
vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated office if the voter is
otherwise entitled to vote for candidates for the office to be
filled. Nothing in Section 2151, 3006, 3007.5, 3205, or 13102 shall
be construed to limit the ability of a voter to cast a primary
election ballot for any candidate for a voter-nominated office,
regardless of the party preference, or lack of party preference,
designated by the candidate for inclusion upon the ballot pursuant to
this section, provided that the voter is otherwise qualified to cast
a ballot for the office at issue.
(d) A candidate designating a party preference pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall not be deemed to be the official nominee of the
party designated as preferred by the candidate. A candidate's
designation of party preference shall not be construed as an
endorsement of that candidate by the party designated. The party
preference designated by the candidate is shown for the information
of the voters only and may in no way limit the options available to
voters.
(e) All references to party preference or affiliation shall be
omitted from all forms required to be filed by a voter-nominated
candidate pursuant to this division in the same manner that such
references are omitted from forms required to be filed by nonpartisan
candidates pursuant to Section 8002, except that the declaration of
candidacy required by Section 8040 shall include space for the
candidate to list the party preference disclosed upon the candidate's
most recent affidavit of registration, in accordance with
subdivision (a).