California Elections Code 106 – Notwithstanding any other provision of law:(a) Any registered …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) Any registered voter who is a candidate for any office may obtain signatures to and sign his or her own nomination papers. The candidate’s signature shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.
Terms Used In California Elections Code 106
- candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
- Signature: includes either of the following:
California Elections Code 354.5
- Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
(b) Any person engaged in obtaining signatures to the nomination papers of a candidate for any office or to any recall, initiative or referendum petition, may, if otherwise qualified to sign the papers or petition, sign the papers or petition. The signature of the person shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)