Section 8003 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Elections Code >> Division 8. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
8003
. This chapter does not prohibit the independent nomination of
candidates under Part 2 (commencing with Section 8300), subject to
the following limitations:
(a) A candidate whose name has been on the ballot as a candidate
of a party at the direct primary and who has been defeated for that
party nomination is ineligible for nomination as an independent
candidate. He is also ineligible as a candidate named by a party
central committee to fill a vacancy on the ballot for a general
election.
(b) No person may file nomination papers for a party nomination
and an independent nomination for the same office, or for more than
one office at the same election.