Section 8020 Of Article 2. Nomination Documents From California Elections Code >> Division 8. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
8020
. (a) No candidate's name shall be printed on the ballot to be
used at the direct primary unless the following nomination documents
are delivered for filing to the county elections official:
(1) Declaration of candidacy pursuant to Section 8040.
(2) Nomination papers signed by signers pursuant to Section 8041.
(b) The forms shall first be available on the 113th day prior to
the direct primary election, or on the 158th day prior to the primary
election for a candidate for membership on a county central
committee, and shall be delivered not later than 5 p.m. on the 88th
day prior to the primary election. The forms may be delivered to the
county elections official by a person other than the candidate.
(c) Upon the receipt of an executed nomination document, the
county elections official shall give the person delivering the
document a receipt, properly dated, indicating that the document was
delivered to the county elections official.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 8028, upon request of a candidate, the
county elections official shall provide the candidate with a
declaration of candidacy. The county elections official shall not
require a candidate to sign, file, or sign and file, a declaration of
candidacy as a condition of receiving nomination papers.