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DIVISION 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 6000-6954›PART 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES 6000-6884›CHAPTER 1. Democratic Presidential Primary 6000a-6241›ARTICLE 3. Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State 6040-6043

§ 6042

California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

When the Secretary of State decides to place the name of a candidate on the ballot pursuant to Section 6041, he or she shall notify the candidate that the candidate’s name will appear on the ballot of this state in the presidential primary election.

The secretary shall also notify the candidate that the candidate may withdraw his or her name from the list of recognized candidates by filing with the Secretary of State an affidavit pursuant to Section 6043 no later than the 68th day before the presidential primary election.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 190, Sec. 10. (AB 1689) Effective January 1, 2011.)

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