DIVISION 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS 10000-10735›PART 4. UNIFORM DISTRICT ELECTION LAW 10500-10556
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California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) Each candidate shall set forth in full the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the California Constitution, which shall be filed with the declaration of candidacy. The county elections official or district secretary, or a person designated by the county elections official or district secretary, shall administer the oath.
(b) The county elections official or district secretary, or a person designated by the county elections official or district secretary, may administer the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the California Constitution to the candidate elected to office.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 562, Sec. 7. (AB 1829) Effective January 1, 2020.)
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