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DIVISION 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 6000-6954›PART 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES 6000-6884›CHAPTER 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary 6500-6647›ARTICLE 5. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers 6580-6599

§ 6585

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

A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that the signatures are genuine and that the persons signing it are voters, until it is otherwise proved by comparison of the signatures with the affidavits of registration in the office of the elections official.

(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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