§ 7774 Central Committee Candidate Residency

Elections Code·California

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•If you want to be on the ballot for a central committee, you must live in the area you want to represent.
•Your name will only appear on the ballot for the central committee in the district where you live.
•This rule applies if you are already running for another political office in the primary election.

Example

Imagine you live in Town A but want to be on the central committee for Town B.

Your name won't appear on the ballot for Town B's central committee because you don't live there. You can only run for the central committee in Town A.

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§ 7774 Central Committee Candidate Residency

A person qualifying as a candidate for member of central committees by virtue of qualification to have her or his name appear on the primary ballot for a partisan public office shall have her or his name listed on the ballot for member of central committees only in the central committee election district of her or his residence. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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if someone qualification election residence

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 7774.

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