§ 6403 Nomination Paper Verification

Elections Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•Your name on a nomination paper must match the handwriting on your voter registration.
•If you want to support a Republican candidate, you must say you are part of the Republican Party.
•If these rules aren't followed, your name will be marked 'not sufficient' and won't count.

Example

You sign a paper to help someone run for office, but your handwriting doesn't match your voter registration.

The elections office will say your signature doesn't count because it doesn't look like the one they have on file.

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§ 6403 Nomination Paper Verification

The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of his or her county which does not appear in the same handwriting on an affidavit of registration in the office of the county elections official. He or she shall also disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of his or her county who has not stated his or her intention to affiliate with the Republican Party. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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county elections official nomination papers not sufficient Republican Party

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 6403.

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