California Elections Code 8301 – A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as a partisan …
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A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as a partisan candidate at a primary election, and who is defeated for his or her party nomination at the primary election, is ineligible for nomination as an independent candidate.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Terms Used In California Elections Code 8301
- candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
- Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
- Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
- Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341