Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
DIVISION 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 6000-6954›PART 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES 6000-6884›CHAPTER 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary 6500-6647›ARTICLE 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot 6520-6524
§ 6520
California Elections Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the American Independent Party presidential preference ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that the candidate is generally advocated for or recognized in the news media throughout the United States or California as actively seeking the nomination of the American Independent Party for President of the United States.
(b) On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall publicly announce and distribute to the news media for publication a list of the candidates the Secretary of State intends to place on the ballot at the following presidential primary election. Following this announcement the Secretary of State may add candidates to the Secretary of State’s selection, but the Secretary of State may not delete any candidate whose name appears on the announced list.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 149, Sec. 11. (SB 505) Effective July 30, 2019.)
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