§ 7413 Party Member Removal Rules

Elections Code·California

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•If you're on a committee, you can't switch to another political party while serving.
•You can't tell people not to vote for your party's candidate.
•You can't support or say you like a candidate from another party if they're running against your party's candidate.

Example

Imagine you're on a school club committee for the Blue Team. You can't join the Red Team while you're still on the Blue Team committee.

If you do join the Red Team or tell everyone to vote for the Red Team instead of the Blue Team, the Blue Team committee can kick you out.

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§ 7413 Party Member Removal Rules

A committee may remove any member, other than an ex officio member, who during his or her term of membership affiliates with, or registers as a member of another party, who publicly advocates that the voters should not vote for the nominee of this party for any office, or who gives support or avows a preference for a candidate of another party or candidate who is opposed to a candidate nominated by this party. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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ex officio member affiliates with registers as a member of another party publicly advocates gives support or avows a preference

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 7413.

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