§ 8800 No candidate whose declaration of candidacy has been filed for any …
§ 8801 No candidate nominated at any primary election may withdraw as a …
§ 8803 (a) No vacancy on the ballot for a nonpartisan office at a …
§ 8804 Notwithstanding Sections 8803 and 8810, any candidate who has been …
§ 8805 (a) Whenever a candidate for nomination for a nonpartisan office …
§ 8807 If the vacancy occurs among candidates chosen at the direct primary …
§ 8808 A vacancy authorized to be filled because of the death of a candidate …
§ 8809 Whenever a candidate has declared a candidacy for a primary election, …
§ 8810 Whenever a candidate has been nominated at any primary election after …
§ 8811 Whenever, upon the death of any candidate, the vacancy created is …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Elections Code > Division 8 > Part 4 - WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES: VACANCIES

  • board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
  • candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
  • Elections official: means any of the following:

    California Elections Code 320

  • General election: means either of the following:

    California Elections Code 324

  • Local agency: as used in this division means county, city, or city and county, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 50001
  • Nonpartisan office: means an office, except for a voter-nominated office, for which no party may nominate a candidate. See California Elections Code 334
  • Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
  • Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341
  • Sell: includes offer for sale, expose for sale, possess for sale, exchange, barter, or trade. See California Food and Agricultural Code 44
  • Voter-nominated office: means a congressional or state elective office for which a candidate may choose to have his or her party preference or lack of party preference indicated upon the ballot. See California Elections Code 359.5