§ 6795 Nomination Paper Verification Rules

Elections Code·California

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•If your name isn't written the same way on your voter registration as on the nomination paper, it won't count.
•Only people registered with the Peace and Freedom Party can sign the nomination paper for that party.

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You want to help your friend get on the ballot for the Peace and Freedom Party.

If you're not registered with the Peace and Freedom Party, your signature won't count. Also, if your signature looks different from how you signed your voter registration, it won't count either.

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§ 6795 Nomination Paper Verification Rules

The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with her or him for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of that county that does not appear in the same handwriting on an affidavit of registration in the office of the elections official. The elections official shall also disregard and mark “not sufficient” the name of any voter of the county who is not registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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elections official nomination papers not sufficient Peace and Freedom Party

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 6795.

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