Section 20440 Of Article 3. Code Of Fair Campaign Practices From California Elections Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 3.
20440
. At the time an individual is issued his or her declaration
of candidacy, nomination papers, or any other paper evidencing an
intention to be a candidate for public office, the elections official
shall give the individual a blank form of the code and a copy of
this chapter. The elections official shall inform each candidate for
public office that subscription to the code is voluntary.
In the case of a committee making an independent expenditure, as
defined in Section 82031 of the Government Code, the Secretary of
State shall provide a blank form and a copy of this chapter to the
individual filing, in accordance with Title 9 (commencing with
Section 81000) of the Government Code, an initial campaign statement
on behalf of the committee.
The text of the code shall read, as follows: