Section 6522 Of Article 2. Qualification Of Candidates For Presidential Preference Portion Of Primary Ballot From California Elections Code >> Division 6. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
6522
. If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files with
the Secretary of State, no later than the 68th day before the
presidential primary, an affidavit stating without qualification that
he or she is not now a candidate for the office of President of the
United States at the forthcoming presidential primary election, his
or her name shall be omitted from the list of names certified by the
Secretary of State to the county elections officials for the ballot
and his or her name shall not appear on the presidential preference
portion of the primary ballot.