California Constitution Article VII § 8 – (a) Every person shall be disqualified from holding any office of …
Terms Used In California Constitution Article VII § 8 - (a) Every person shall be disqualified from holding any office of ...
- Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
(a) Every person shall be disqualified from holding any office of profit in this State who shall have been convicted of having given or offered a bribe to procure personal election or appointment.
(b) Laws shall be made to exclude persons convicted of bribery, perjury, forgery, malfeasance in office, or other high crimes from office or serving on juries. The privilege of free suffrage shall be supported by laws regulating elections and prohibiting, under adequate penalties, all undue influence thereon from power, bribery, tumult, or other improper practice.
(Sec. 8 added June 8, 1976, by Prop. 14. Res.Ch. 5, 1976.)