California Elections Code 5153 – Whenever the registration of any party that qualified in the previous …
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Whenever the registration of any party that qualified in the previous general election falls below one-fifteenth of 1 percent of the total state registration, that party shall not be qualified to participate in a presidential general election but shall be deemed to have been abandoned by the voters. The Secretary of State shall immediately remove the name of the party from any list, notice, ballot, or other publication containing the names of the parties qualified to participate in a presidential general election.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 8. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
Terms Used In California Elections Code 5153
- Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
- General election: means either of the following:
California Elections Code 324
- Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338