§ 6143 Nomination Paper Examination

Elections Code·California

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•If your name on a nomination paper doesn't match the handwriting on your voter registration, it won't count.
•If you didn't say you want to join the Democratic Party, your name on the nomination paper won't count.
•The elections office checks these papers and marks the ones that don't follow the rules.

Example

You sign a paper to help someone run for office, but your handwriting looks different from your voter registration.

The elections office will say your signature doesn't count because it doesn't match.

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§ 6143 Nomination Paper Examination

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. The county elections official 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 Democratic 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 Democratic Party

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 6143.

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