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California Statutes § 8163 In-lieu-filing-fee petition

⤴ Up to Chapter 1.5: June 7, 2022, Direct Primary

Statute Text

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 8106 , and except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 21501 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 21622 , forms for securing signatures on an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be made available commencing seven days after the state redistricting deadline.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 8106 , in-lieu-filing-fee petitions shall be filed not later than February 9, 2022, or 41 days after the state redistricting deadline, whichever is later. Within 10 days after receipt of a petition, the elections official shall notify the candidate of any deficiency. The candidate shall then, at the time of obtaining nomination forms, pay a pro rata portion of the filing fee to cover the deficiency.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 8106 , the elections official shall reduce the required number of signatures on an in-lieu-filing-fee petition by the same proportion as the reduction in the number of days for the candidate to collect signatures on such a petition compared to the number of days for a candidate to collect signatures on a petition for a regular election for the same office, as provided by subdivision (b) of Section 8106.

History

Added by Stats 2021 ch 320 ( SB 594 ) , s 1 , eff. 9/27/2021 .

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