§ 10222 Nomination Paper Affidavit Requirement

This law says that anyone who hands out a nomination form must also attach a sworn statement saying they personally saw each signature and that the signatures belong to the people named.

Key Takeaways

•A nomination paper must come with an affidavit from the person who gathered the signatures.
•The affidavit must say the signer actually saw each signature.
•The affidavit must confirm the signatures belong to the named people.

Example

Maria is collecting signatures for a friend who wants to run for city council. After she finishes, she must include a signed affidavit saying she saw each person sign and that the signatures are real.

Maria’s affidavit proves to the election office that the signatures on the paper are genuine, so the nomination can be accepted.

Every nomination paper shall have annexed an affidavit of the person who circulated it, to the effect that he or she saw written all the signatures appended thereto, and knows that they are the signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

This law says that anyone who hands out a nomination form must also attach a sworn statement saying they personally saw each signature and that the signatures belong to the people named.

Key Takeaways

•A nomination paper must come with an affidavit from the person who gathered the signatures.
•The affidavit must say the signer actually saw each signature.
•The affidavit must confirm the signatures belong to the named people.

Example

Maria’s affidavit proves to the election office that the signatures on the paper are genuine, so the nomination can be accepted.

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