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HomeElections CodeDiv. 0.5Ch. 1§ 3 Circulator Affidavit Requirements

§ 3 Circulator Affidavit Requirements

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§ 3 Circulator Affidavit Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •You must be at least 18 years old to collect signatures for this paper.
  • •You have to write down where you live, including your street and house number.
  • •You must watch people sign the paper in person, and you can only collect signatures during a specific time period.
  • •You swear under penalty of perjury (lying under oath) that all the information is true.

Example

If you help gather signatures for a political party’s nomination paper.

You have to be 18 or older, write down your address, watch people sign in front of you, and promise that everything you say is true. If you lie, you can get in big trouble.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 3 Circulator Affidavit Requirements

etc.    CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVIT I, ______, affirm all of the following: 1.That I am 18 years of age or older. 2.That my residence address, including street and number, is .  [If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is .] 3.That I secured signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of the group of candidates named in the signer’s statement above as candidates for nomination and election by the Peace and Freedom Party as delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of California in the ____ Party’s next national convention, that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20__, and ____, 20__, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at ____, California, this ____ day of ____, 20__.   (Signed) _____ Circulator _____ (Printed name) (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 12. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

circulatornomination paperPeace and Freedom Partydelegatespenalty of perjury

Related Statutes

  • § 6783 Presidential Nomination Paper Sections
  • § 6786 Presidential Primary Nomination Form
  • § 6787 Delegate Nomination Paper Form
  • § 6740 Peace And Freedom Party Notification
  • § 6743 Peace And Freedom Party Delegates

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 3.
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