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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 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot 6520-6524

§ 6521

California Elections Code · 2026 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 6520, he or she shall notify the candidate that his or her name will appear on the ballot of this state in the presidential primary.

The Secretary of State shall also notify the candidate that he or she may withdraw his or her name from the ballot by filing with the Secretary of State an affidavit pursuant to Section 6522, no later than the 68th day before that election.

(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 312, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2000.)

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