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DIVISION 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 6000-6954›PART 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES 6000-6884›CHAPTER 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary 6700-6849›ARTICLE 5. Preparation, Circulation and Filing of Nominating Papers 6780-6798

§ 6797

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

The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers of a candidate or group of candidates shall be in substantially the following form:

CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICIAL TO NOMINATIONPAPERS OF CANDIDATE OR GROUP OF CANDIDATES
To the Secretary of State:
I, County Elections Official of the County of ______, hereby certify that I have examined the nomination papers, to which this certificate is attached, of the presidential candidate or group of candidates for delegates at the ensuing presidential primary, and that the number of names which I have not marked “not sufficient” is _______. The candidate or group of candidates named in the nomination papers comprise the following (state names of candidates):
etc. etc. etc.
Dated this ________ day of _____, 20.
________________________
(SEAL) County Elections Official By Deputy

(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 790, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2000.)

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