§ 16463 Primary Candidate Jurisdiction Rules

Elections Code·California

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You can only run in a primary election if the area where the election is happening is officially set up the way Section 16462 says it should be.

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•Candidates can run in a primary only if the election area (jurisdiction) exists.
•The rules for creating that area are spelled out in Section 16462.
•If the jurisdiction isn’t set up correctly, no one can be a candidate.

Example

A small community wants to hold a primary election, but the state hasn't officially recognized its boundaries yet.

Because the community's area isn’t officially established as required, nobody can be a candidate there until the proper jurisdiction is created.

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§ 16463 Primary Candidate Jurisdiction Rules

All candidates at any primary election are permitted to be candidates under this code only upon the condition that jurisdiction for the purposes of the proceeding authorized by this article shall exist in the manner and under the conditions provided for by Section 16462. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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primary election jurisdiction Section 16462

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 16463.

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