SECTIONS 6820-6822 - California Statutes

ELECTIONS CODE

SECTION 6820-6822

6820. Upon the filing of nomination papers, the presidential
preference primary candidate or slate of delegate candidates shall be
voted upon, but the names of candidates for delegates to the
national convention shall not be printed upon the ballot.

6821. For the presidential primary election, the format of the
Peace and Freedom Party ballot shall be governed by Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13, with the following
exceptions:
(a) In place of the heading "Delegates to National Convention,
vote for one group only" shall appear the heading "Presidential
Preference, vote for one."
(b) Selected and unselected presidential candidates shall be
listed below the heading specified in subdivision (a).
(c) Below the presidential candidates shall appear in the same
column, or in the next column if there is not sufficient space in the
first column, the heading "Delegates to National Convention, vote
for one group".
(d) Presidential candidates who have qualified for the ballot and
to whom delegations are pledged, and the chairpersons of unpledged
delegations which have qualified for the ballot, shall be listed
below the heading specified in subdivision (c).
(e) The instructions to voters shall be the same as provided for
in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13, except
that they shall begin with the words, "To express your preference for
a candidate for nomination for President, stamp a cross (+) in the
square opposite the name of the candidate. Your vote in this portion
of the ballot is advisory only. Delegates to the national convention
will be elected in the delegate selection portion of the ballot."

6822. Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a
write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, not
later than 21 days before the primary election, file an endorsement
of his or her write-in candidacy with the Secretary of State, or no
votes shall be counted for that write-in candidate.