Ballot Designations :: California Secretary of State
WEBExamples of acceptable ballot designations under this section include, but are not limited to, "Assembly Minority Leader," "California Assembly Speaker," and "Mayor Pro Tem."
WEBThere are five categories of ballot designations. A candidate can choose from ONE of the designated categories listed below: EC §13107(a)(1): words designating the elective office which the candidate currently holds. It can be the office title and or the jurisdiction name.
How California candidates use three words to sway voters
WEBMay 3, 2018 · Right on the ballot, just below his or her name, California law affords each person running for office a designation. Like an ultra-pithy, last-minute advertisement, this short biographical description gives candidates an opportunity to …
WEBYou may select as your ballot designation one of the following designations: (a) Your current principal profession(s), vocation(s), or occupation(s) [maximum total of three words, separated by a slash (“/”)].
What is in a Ballot Designation? | SoCal Focus | PBS SoCal
WEBMay 21, 2012 · By Jessica Levinson. California law provides that candidates for political office can list a ballot designation that tells voters something about themselves. Often -- perhaps too often -- that is all, or almost all, voters know about a candidate.
WEBExamples of acceptable ballot designations under this section include, but are not limited to, "Assembly Minority Leader," "California Assembly Speaker," and "Mayor Pro Tem." (e) Proposed ballot designations indicating that the candidate is a member of the state or county central committee of a
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WEBAug 28, 2019 · According to California Elections Code section 13107.3, candidates must provide the office they are running for, their party, their home address, telephone and gender, as well as their proposed ballot designation, which …
WEBExamples of acceptable designations under this section include: “State Senator/Rancher,” “California Assemblywoman/Attorney,” “County Supervisor/Teacher,” and “State Controller/Businessman.”
How California candidates use three words to sway voters
WEBMay 7, 2018 · Candidates sue to block ballot designations that may bend the rules and might give their rivals a competitive edge. This year, the California Secretary of State’s office has been party to at ...
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