§ 6101 Presidential Primary Nomination Papers

• •People running for president need to collect signatures on special papers called nomination papers.
• •These papers must be given to the county elections office at least 81 days before the presidential primary election.
• •The papers must be filled out correctly and signed by voters.

If someone wants to run for president in California, they need to get voters to sign papers supporting them.

These signed papers must be turned in to the county elections office 81 days before the presidential primary election. If they don’t turn them in on time, they might not be allowed to run.