The nomination papers and affidavits shall be substantially in the following form:

“NOMINATION PAPER

We, the undersigned voters of the ____ of ____ here­by nominate ____ for the office of ____ of the city:

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Terms Used In California Elections Code 10226

  • Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
  • Nominate: means the selection, at a state-conducted primary election, of candidates who are entitled by law to participate in the general election for that office, but does not mean any other lawful mechanism that a political party may adopt for the purposes of choosing the candidate who is preferred by the party for a nonpartisan or voter-nominated office. See California Elections Code 332.5
  • Signature: includes either of the following:

    California Elections Code 354.5

Name

 

Residence

 

AFFIDAVIT OF THE CIRCULATOR

State of California

County of

?
?

ss.

I, ______, solemnly swear (or affirm) all of the following:

1.That I am 18 years of age or older.

2.That my residence address, including street and number, is
.
  [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is
.]

3.That the signatures on this nomination paper were obtained between _____, 2__, and _____, 2__; that I circulated this petition and I saw the signatures on this section of the nomination papers being written; and that, to the best of my information and belief, each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.

 

 

(Signature)

 

 

I certify (or declare) under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the
State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed by me at ____, on ____, 2__.

AFFIDAVIT OF THE NOMINEE

State of California

County of

?
?

ss.

______ being duly sworn, says that he or she is the above-named nominee
for the office of ____, that he or she will accept the office in the event of his
or her election, that he or she desires his or her name to appear on the ballot
as follows:

 

 

(Print name above),

and that he or she desires the following designation to appear on the ballot
under his or her name:

 

 

(Print desired designation above),

and that his or her residence address is .

 

(Print residence address as provided by affiant)

I certify (or declare) under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed by me at ____, on ____, 2___.”

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 26. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)