§ 10100 Municipal Signature Verification Costs

Elections Code·California

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This law says that when a county elections official has to check signatures on a candidate's nomination papers, they can get help, and the city has to pay for that help.

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•County elections officials can get help to examine signatures.
•The help must be necessary for the examination.
•The city must pay for any costs of that help.

Example

A person running for mayor submits a petition with many signatures. The county elections official hires an extra worker to verify those signatures.

The official can bring in help to check the signatures, and the city will cover the cost of that extra worker.

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§ 10100 Municipal Signature Verification Costs

Whenever the county elections official is required to examine the signatures upon any nomination paper or petition of any candidate for a municipal office, he or she may employ necessary help for the examination. The cost shall be paid by the city. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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county elections official nomination paper petition municipal office necessary help cost city

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 10100.

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