California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 7 - POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 7000. - 7000. All references to a voter’s or candidate’s party “registration”...

PART 2 - DEMOCRATIC PARTY

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 7050. - 7050. This part shall apply to the organization, operation, and...

CHAPTER 2 - Presidential Electors

Section 7100. - 7100. In each year of the general election at which...

CHAPTER 3 - State Central Committee

Section 7150. - 7150. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the elements and...

Section 7151. - 7151. The state central committee shall conduct party campaigns for...

Section 7152. - 7152. The Democratic Party of California shall post a current...

CHAPTER 4 - County Central Committee

ARTICLE 1 - Members

Section 7200. - 7200. (a) In each county containing less than five Assembly...

Section 7201. - 7201. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a county...

Section 7201.1. - 7201.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the County...

Section 7201.2. - 7201.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the...

Section 7202. - 7202. In each county containing more than four and less...

Section 7203. - 7203. In each county containing 20 or more Assembly districts...

Section 7204. - 7204. (a) In the City and County of San Francisco,...

Section 7205. - 7205. Notwithstanding this article, each county central committee by resolution...

Section 7206. - 7206. In each county the nominee of this party for...

Section 7207. - 7207. The incumbent or nominee of each of the following...

Section 7208. - 7208. A committee may authorize any member of that committee,...

Section 7209. - 7209. (a) A person is not eligible for election to...

Section 7211. - 7211. In the event that the candidates elected to a...

Section 7212. - 7212. In the event of the appointment or election to...

Section 7213. - 7213. Any member of a committee, other than an ex...

Section 7214. - 7214. The removal of residence by an elected or appointed...

Section 7215. - 7215. A committee may remove any member, other than an...

Section 7216. - 7216. Whenever any person is appointed to fill a vacancy...

ARTICLE 2 - Elections

Section 7225. - 7225. At every presidential primary election, a county central committee...

Section 7226. - 7226. The elections official, no later than January 31 preceding...

Section 7227. - 7227. In each county the name of each candidate for...

Section 7228. - 7228. If the elections official, on the 73rd day prior...

Section 7229. - 7229. Whenever a candidate for election to a committee dies...

Section 7230. - 7230. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county central...

ARTICLE 3 - Meetings

Section 7235. - 7235. All meetings of the committee shall be held in...

Section 7236. - 7236. The Department of General Services shall permit any committee...

ARTICLE 4 - General Business

Section 7240. - 7240. A committee shall have charge of the party campaign...

Section 7241. - 7241. A committee may make rules and regulations providing: (a)...

Section 7242. - 7242. The committees shall perform any other duties and services...

Section 7243. - 7243. If the chairperson of a committee refuses to call...

Section 7244. - 7244. Within five days after a committee meets for its...

PART 3 - REPUBLICAN PARTY

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 7250. - 7250. This part shall apply to the organization, operation, and...

CHAPTER 2 - Presidential Electors

Section 7300. - 7300. (a) In each year of the general election at...

CHAPTER 3 - State Central Committee

Section 7350. - 7350. The membership of delegates to the state central committee,...

Section 7352. - 7352. The officers, methods of electing officers, terms of officers,...

Section 7353. - 7353. The state central committee shall conduct party campaigns for...

Section 7354. - 7354. (a) The state central committee may prohibit or limit...

CHAPTER 4 - County Central Committee

ARTICLE 1 - Members

Section 7400. - 7400. In each county containing less than five Assembly districts,...

Section 7400.1. - 7400.1. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 7400 and 7401, in the County...

Section 7400.2. - 7400.2. Notwithstanding Sections 7400 and 7401, in the County of...

Section 7400.3. - 7400.3. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 7400 and 7401, in the County...

Section 7400.5. - 7400.5. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 7400 and 7401, in the County...

Section 7401. - 7401. In each county containing more than four and less...

Section 7402. - 7402. In each county containing 20 or more Assembly districts...

Section 7403. - 7403. (a) In the City and County of San Francisco,...

Section 7404. - 7404. (a) In each county, the nominee of the party...

Section 7405. - 7405. The nominee for each of the following offices shall...

Section 7406. - 7406. A committee may authorize each elected member and each...

Section 7407. - 7407. A person shall not be eligible for appointment or...

Section 7409. - 7409. In the event that the candidates elected to a...

Section 7410. - 7410. In the event of the appointment or election to...

Section 7411. - 7411. (a) Any member of a committee, other than an...

Section 7412. - 7412. The removal of residence by an elected or appointed...

Section 7413. - 7413. A committee may remove any member, other than an...

Section 7414. - 7414. Whenever any person is appointed to fill a vacancy...

ARTICLE 2 - Election

Section 7420. - 7420. (a) At every presidential primary election, a member may...

Section 7421. - 7421. The elections official, no later than January 31 preceding...

Section 7422. - 7422. In each county the name of each candidate for...

Section 7423. - 7423. If the elections official, on the 73rd day prior...

Section 7424. - 7424. Whenever a candidate for election to a committee dies...

Section 7425. - 7425. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county...

ARTICLE 3 - Meetings

Section 7430. - 7430. The Department of General Services shall permit any committee...

Section 7431. - 7431. All meetings of the committee shall be held in...

ARTICLE 4 - General Business

Section 7440. - 7440. A committee shall have charge of the party campaign...

Section 7441. - 7441. At the first meeting, a committee shall organize by...

Section 7442. - 7442. A committee may make rules and regulations providing for...

Section 7443. - 7443. The committees shall perform any other duties and services...

Section 7444. - 7444. If the chairperson of a committee refuses to call...

ARTICLE 5 - District Committees

Section 7460. - 7460. This article applies only to committees established by Assembly...

Section 7461. - 7461. The committees shall be called county Assembly district committees...

Section 7462. - 7462. Each committee shall consist of the persons elected to...

Section 7463. - 7463. The district committees of a county and the ex...

Section 7464. - 7464. The district committees may elect any officers and undertake...

Section 7465. - 7465. In the event that the candidates elected to a...

Section 7466. - 7466. In the event of the appointment or election to...

Section 7467. - 7467. Any member of a district committee who misses more...

Section 7468. - 7468. The removal of residence by an elected or appointed...

Section 7469. - 7469. A district committee shall remove any member of that...

Section 7470. - 7470. Whenever any person is appointed to fill a vacancy...

PART 4 - AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 7500. - 7500. This part shall apply to the organization, operation, and...

CHAPTER 2 - State Convention

ARTICLE 1 - Delegates

Section 7550. - 7550. The state convention shall consist of one delegate for...

Section 7551. - 7551. The state convention shall be composed of the following...

Section 7555. - 7555. Membership in the state convention shall not be granted...

Section 7556. - 7556. A vacancy exists in the membership under any of...

Section 7557. - 7557. Delegates shall be appointed to fill vacancies in the...

Section 7559. - 7559. A county central committee may authorize its chairperson to...

Section 7561. - 7561. If a person is a delegate to the state...

ARTICLE 2 - Meetings

Section 7570. - 7570. The state convention shall meet biennially, at a location...

ARTICLE 3 - General Business

Section 7575. - 7575. The convention shall be called to order by the...

Section 7576. - 7576. The chairperson shall appoint a committee consisting of one...

Section 7577. - 7577. The convention, upon election of permanent officers, shall adopt...

Section 7578. - 7578. In each year of the general election at which...

Section 7579. - 7579. The vote on any issue at the convention, including...

Section 7580. - 7580. The proceedings at the convention shall be governed by...

CHAPTER 3 - State Central Committee

ARTICLE 1 - Members

Section 7600. - 7600. The state central committee shall consist of all of...

Section 7603. - 7603. Each delegate to the state convention shall appoint to...

Section 7604. - 7604. A delegate to the state convention who at the...

Section 7605. - 7605. Any person who is a member of this committee...

Section 7608. - 7608. Each delegate to the state convention shall send a...

Section 7609. - 7609. A person is not eligible for appointment to this...

Section 7610. - 7610. This committee may remove any member who, during his...

Section 7611. - 7611. In the event of the appointment of an ineligible...

Section 7612. - 7612. Should a member appointed to membership pursuant to Section...

Section 7613. - 7613. In the event the appointment of alternate or associate...

Section 7614. - 7614. Each delegate to the state convention may appoint three...

ARTICLE 2 - Meetings

Section 7620. - 7620. The committee shall convene in the same community where...

ARTICLE 3 - Proxies

Section 7628. - 7628. Revocation or change of proxies shall be recognized by...

ARTICLE 4 - General Business

Section 7635. - 7635. The chairperson of this committee shall call the committee...

Section 7636. - 7636. The temporary chairperson, upon election, shall immediately appoint a...

Section 7637. - 7637. This committee shall choose its officers by rollcall vote,...

Section 7638. - 7638. This committee may select from its membership an executive...

Section 7639. - 7639. The state central committee or its executive committee shall...

Section 7640. - 7640. The chairperson of this committee shall serve a two-year...

Section 7641. - 7641. The elective officers provided for in the bylaws of...

Section 7642. - 7642. This committee may prescribe dues to be paid by...

Section 7643. - 7643. This committee shall conduct party campaigns for this party...

Section 7644. - 7644. A quorum of this committee is a majority of...

Section 7645. - 7645. The proceedings at all meetings of this committee shall...

CHAPTER 4 - County Central Committee

ARTICLE 1 - Members

Section 7650. - 7650. In each county containing less than five Assembly districts...

Section 7651. - 7651. In each county containing more than four Assembly districts...

Section 7652. - 7652. The incumbent or nominee of each of the following...

Section 7653. - 7653. A committee may authorize any member of that committee,...

Section 7654. - 7654. A person shall not be eligible for appointment or...

Section 7656. - 7656. In the event that the candidates elected to a...

Section 7657. - 7657. In the event of the appointment or election to...

Section 7658. - 7658. Any member, other than an ex officio member, of...

Section 7659. - 7659. The removal of residence by an elected or appointed...

Section 7660. - 7660. A committee may remove any member who during his...

Section 7661. - 7661. Whenever any person is appointed to fill a vacancy...

ARTICLE 2 - Election

Section 7670. - 7670. At every presidential primary election, a county central committee...

Section 7671. - 7671. The Secretary of State, no later than 125 days...

Section 7672. - 7672. In each county the name of each candidate for...

Section 7673. - 7673. If the elections official, on the 73rd day prior...

Section 7674. - 7674. Whenever a candidate for election to a committee dies...

Section 7675. - 7675. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county central...

ARTICLE 3 - Meetings

Section 7680. - 7680. Each committee shall meet at its county seat, upon...

Section 7682. - 7682. The Department of General Services shall permit any committee...

Section 7683. - 7683. All meetings of the committee shall be held in...

ARTICLE 4 - General Business

Section 7690. - 7690. A committee shall have charge of the party campaign...

Section 7691. - 7691. A committee may make rules and regulations providing for...

Section 7692. - 7692. The committee shall perform other duties and services for...

Section 7693. - 7693. If the chairperson of a committee refuses to call...

Section 7694. - 7694. Within five days after a committee meets for its...

Section 7695. - 7695. Each committee may establish annual dues not to exceed...

PART 5 - PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 7700. - 7700. This part applies to the organization, operation, and functions...

CHAPTER 2 - Members of Central Committees

ARTICLE 1 - Members

Section 7750. - 7750. At each presidential primary election, members of central committees...

Section 7751. - 7751. For the purposes of this chapter, the registration figures...

Section 7752. - 7752. The number of members of central committees to be...

Section 7753. - 7753. In each county where the number of members of...

Section 7754. - 7754. The number to be elected from each supervisorial or...

Section 7755. - 7755. Each person receiving a Peace and Freedom Party nomination...

ARTICLE 2 - Election

Section 7770. - 7770. The state party chairperson, no later than the 135th...

Section 7771. - 7771. The elections official, no later than the 115th day...

Section 7772. - 7772. In each county, the name of each candidate for...

Section 7772.1. - 7772.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the elections...

Section 7773. - 7773. In counties where members of central committees are to...

Section 7774. - 7774. A person qualifying as a candidate for member of...

Section 7775. - 7775. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person...

Section 7776. - 7776. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the number...

Section 7777. - 7777. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, up to...

Section 7778. - 7778. The elections official of each county shall include the...

Section 7779. - 7779. The order of appearance of the names of the...

Section 7780. - 7780. The office of member of central committees may be...

Section 7781. - 7781. A party nominee for partisan office qualifying to be...

Section 7783. - 7783. The votes cast for each candidate for member of...

Section 7784. - 7784. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county central...

CHAPTER 3 - State Central Committee

ARTICLE 1 - Members

Section 7800. - 7800. At the convention meeting of the state central committee,...

Section 7802. - 7802. At its convention and subsequent meetings the state central...

Section 7803. - 7803. The state central committee may require a balance of...

Section 7804. - 7804. No person shall be appointed to membership on the...

Section 7805. - 7805. This committee may remove any elected or appointed member...

ARTICLE 2 - Meetings

Section 7820. - 7820. The state central committee shall hold meetings not less...

ARTICLE 3 - General Business

Section 7830. - 7830. The state central committee’s convention meeting shall be called...

Section 7831. - 7831. The temporary chairpersons shall appoint any committees as the...

Section 7832. - 7832. The convention meeting of the state central committee shall...

Section 7833. - 7833. The vote on any issue at the convention meeting...

Section 7834. - 7834. The proceedings at the convention meeting of the state...

Section 7835. - 7835. This committee may select from its membership an executive...

Section 7836. - 7836. The chairperson of the state central committee shall serve...

Section 7838. - 7838. All officers elected at the convention meeting of the...

Section 7839. - 7839. This committee shall conduct party campaigns for this party...

Section 7840. - 7840. The state central committee shall have power to appoint...

Section 7841. - 7841. A quorum of this committee is 10 percent of...

Section 7842. - 7842. The state central committee shall designate by resolution the...

Section 7843. - 7843. In each year of the general election at which...

CHAPTER 4 - County Central Committee

ARTICLE 1 - Members

Section 7850. - 7850. At its first meeting on the second Tuesday in...

Section 7851. - 7851. A county central committee may require a balance of...

Section 7852. - 7852. No person shall be appointed to membership on a...

Section 7853. - 7853. Any member of a committee who misses more than...

Section 7854. - 7854. The removal of residence by an elected or appointed...

Section 7855. - 7855. A committee may remove any elected or appointed member,...

Section 7856. - 7856. Whenever any person is appointed to a committee, the...

Section 7857. - 7857. If no members of central committees have been elected...

ARTICLE 2 - Meetings

Section 7870. - 7870. The Department of General Services shall permit any committee...

Section 7871. - 7871. All meetings of the committee shall be held in...

ARTICLE 3 - General

Section 7880. - 7880. A committee shall have charge of the party campaign...

Section 7881. - 7881. A committee may make rules and regulations providing for...

Section 7882. - 7882. The committees shall perform other duties and services for...

Section 7883. - 7883. If the chairperson of a committee refuses to call...

Section 7884. - 7884. Within five days after a committee meets for its...

PART 6 - Green Party

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 7900. - 7900. This part applies to the organization, operations, and functions...

CHAPTER 2 - Members of County Councils

Section 7901. - 7901. At each presidential preference primary election, members of central...

Section 7902. - 7902. For purposes of this chapter, the registration figures used...

Section 7903. - 7903. The number of members of the county council to...

Section 7904. - 7904. At its first meeting following the presidential preference primary...

Section 7905. - 7905. A person shall not be appointed to membership on...

Section 7906. - 7906. The removal of residence by an elected or appointed...

Section 7907. - 7907. A member of a county council who changes her...

Section 7908. - 7908. County council members additionally may be removed for cause...

Section 7909. - 7909. When a person is appointed to a county council,...

Section 7910. - 7910. The Department of General Services shall permit any county...

CHAPTER 3 - Election of County Councils

Section 7911. - 7911. Members of county councils shall be elected from one...

Section 7912. - 7912. The Secretary of State, no later than the 175th...

Section 7913. - 7913. The elections official, no later than the 172nd day...

Section 7914. - 7914. In each county, the name of each candidate for...

Section 7915. - 7915. In counties where members of county councils are to...

Section 7916. - 7916. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person...

Section 7917. - 7917. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the number...

Section 7918. - 7918. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, each sponsor...

Section 7919. - 7919. The elections official of each county shall include the...

Section 7920. - 7920. The order of appearance of the names of the...

Section 7921. - 7921. The office of member of county council shall be...

Section 7922. - 7922. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the votes...

Section 7923. - 7923. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a write-in...

CHAPTER 4 - State Coordinating Committee

Section 7924. - 7924. The members of the state coordinating committee shall be...

Section 7925. - 7925. A person shall not be a member of the...

Section 7926. - 7926. The state coordinating committee shall hold meetings at least...

Section 7927. - 7927. (a) The state coordinating committee shall have the authority...

Section 7928. - 7928. The state coordinating committee shall communicate in writing to...