§ 15480 County Committee Election Requirements

This law says a person can only win a seat on the county central committee if they get the most votes **and** those votes are at least as many as the signatures they would have needed to get on the primary ballot.

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•A candidate must have the highest vote total in their district to be considered for a committee seat.
•That vote total must be at least as high as the number of signatures needed to qualify for the primary ballot.
•If a candidate’s votes are below that signature‑based minimum, they are not declared elected, even if they have the most votes.

Example

Imagine a county has three open spots on its central committee. Jane gets the most votes of all candidates, but she only gets 80 votes. The rule says a candidate needs at least 100 votes because 100 signatures would have been required to put her name on the primary ballot. Because Jane’s vote total is below that 100‑vote threshold, she is not declared elected.

Even though Jane had the most votes, she didn’t meet the minimum vote count that matches the signature requirement, so the seat goes to the next candidate who meets both conditions.

In each county the number of candidates for membership in a county central committee in each Assembly or supervisor district who receive the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. However, a candidate for membership shall not be declared elected unless he or she has received votes equal in number to the minimum number of signatures to the nomination paper which would have been required to place his or her name on the direct primary ballot as a candidate for member of a committee. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Key Takeaways

•A candidate must have the highest vote total in their district to be considered for a committee seat.
•That vote total must be at least as high as the number of signatures needed to qualify for the primary ballot.
•If a candidate’s votes are below that signature‑based minimum, they are not declared elected, even if they have the most votes.

Example

Even though Jane had the most votes, she didn’t meet the minimum vote count that matches the signature requirement, so the seat goes to the next candidate who meets both conditions.

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