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Cal. Elec. Code § 8003 — General Provisions

Cal. Elec. Code § 8003

Type
Statute
Source
California Elections Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2025-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) (1) A person shall not file nomination papers for more than one office at the same primary election.

Citator

Cal. Elec. Code § 8003 — General Provisions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) (1) A person shall not file nomination papers for more than one office at the same primary election.

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), “office” does not include the position of member of a political party’s county central committee.

(b) If a person has filed nomination papers for an office at a primary election and those nomination papers have not been withdrawn pursuant to Section 8020.5, the elections official shall reject as invalid any nomination papers that the person attempts to file for another office at the same primary election.