California Elections Code 10512 – (a) Each candidate shall set forth in full the oath or …
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(a) Each candidate shall set forth in full the oath or affirmation set forth in § 3 of Article XX of the California Constitution, which shall be filed with the declaration of candidacy. The county elections official or district secretary, or a person designated by the county elections official or district secretary, shall administer the oath.
(b) The county elections official or district secretary, or a person designated by the county elections official or district secretary, may administer the oath or affirmation set forth in § 3 of Article XX of the California Constitution to the candidate elected to office.
Terms Used In California Elections Code 10512
- candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
- Elections official: means any of the following:
California Elections Code 320
- Oath: includes affirmation. See California Elections Code 335
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Secretary: means the secretary of the governing body or a person designated by him or her to perform a duty of the secretary. See California Elections Code 10500
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 562, Sec. 7. (AB 1829) Effective January 1, 2020.)