SECTIONS 7770-7783 - California Statutes

ELECTIONS CODE

SECTION 7770-7783

7770. The state party chairperson, no later than the 135th day
before the direct primary election, shall notify the Secretary of
State whether or not a county central committee election will be
held. In the event that a county central committee election is not
held, a county central committee will be convened pursuant to rules
adopted by the party.

7771. The elections official, no later than the 115th day before
the direct primary election, shall compute the number of members of
central committees to be elected in each supervisorial or Assembly
district if the election of the members is to be by supervisorial or
Assembly district pursuant to this chapter.

7772. In each county, the name of each candidate for member of
central committees shall appear on the ballot only if she or he has
done either of the following:
(a) Filed a nomination paper pursuant to Article 2 (commencing
with Section 8020) to Article 6 (commencing with Section 8100),
inclusive, of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 8, signed in the
candidate's behalf by the voters of the central committee election
district in which she or he is a candidate.
(b) Qualified to have her or his name printed on the direct
primary ballot as a candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party
nomination to a partisan public office.

7772.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
elections official, on the 73rd day prior to the direct primary
election, finds that the number of candidates nominated for election
to a central committee from any election jurisdiction does not exceed
the number to be elected from that jurisdiction, the designation of
the office and the names of the candidates shall not be printed on
this party's ballot in that jurisdiction, unless there is filed with
the elections official, not later than 20 days after the final date
for filing nomination papers for the positions, a petition signed by
25 registered voters affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party
indicating that a write-in campaign will be conducted for the office.
In lieu thereof, the board of supervisors shall declare elected the
candidates who have been nominated, and those candidates shall be
entitled to receive certificates of election in the same manner as
other candidates elected to a central committee.

7773. In counties where members of central committees are to be
elected by supervisorial or Assembly district, a person seeking
election as a member of central committees may seek election only in
the supervisorial or Assembly district in which he or she resides.

7774. A person qualifying as a candidate for member of central
committees by virtue of qualification to have her or his name appear
on the primary ballot for a partisan public office shall have her or
his name listed on the ballot for member of central committees only
in the central committee election district of her or his residence.

7775. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person
may obtain and circulate nomination papers both for nomination to a
public office and for election as a member of central committees.

7776. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the number
of sponsors which shall be required of a person to be a candidate for
member of central committees shall be the lesser of either of the
following:
(a) Not less than 20 nor more than 30.
(b) Not less than 2 percent of the number of voters registered as
affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party in the central committee
election district.

7777. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, up to three
candidates for member of central committees in a single central
committee election district may have their names listed on a single
sponsor's certificate, and the signatures thereon shall be counted
toward the sponsor requirement of each and every candidate whose name
is listed on the certificate. However, in no case shall the number
of candidates having their names on a sponsor's certificate exceed
the number of members of central committees to be elected in the
district.

7778. The elections official of each county shall include the
office of member of central committees and the candidates therefor in
a place and manner similar to the office of county central committee
and the candidates therefor on various official lists.

7779. The order of appearance of the names of the candidates for
member of central committees on the ballot shall be determined by a
public drawing held at the time, place, and manner prescribed for
determining the order of names of county central committee members
pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13.

7780. The office of member of central committees shall be placed on
the direct primary ballot under the heading "Party Central
Committees" in the place and manner designated for the office of
county central committee pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 13100) of Division 13. The subheading printed under party
central committees on the direct primary ballot shall be in
substantially the following form:

Member of Peace and Freedom Party
Central Committees, 55th Assembly District
or
Member of Peace and Freedom Party
Central Committees, Alpine County

7781. A party nominee for partisan office qualifying to be declared
elected as a member of central committees pursuant to Section 7755
shall not be additionally declared directly elected as a member of
central committees pursuant to Section 15490 and shall not possess a
multiple membership on either the state central committee or on a
county central committee.

7782. A certificate of election shall be issued to each elected
member of central committees by the officers charged with that duty
of issuing certificates of election to members of county central
committees under Section 8145.

7783. The votes cast for each candidate for member of central
committees shall be included in the canvass and statement of results
in a manner similar to the vote for each candidate for county central
committee pursuant to Division 15 (commencing with Section 15000).