Cal. Elections Code - ELEC § 6440. Section 6440.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall be provided on the presidential primary ballot for an elector to write in the name of a candidate for President of the United States.
ARTICLE 8. Write-in Candidates [6440. - 6443.]
Cal. Elections Code - ELEC 8.
in effectCal. Elections Code - ELEC § 6441. Section 6441.
Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, not later than 21 days before the primary election, file his or her endorsement of his or her write-in candidacy with the Secretary of State, or no votes shall be counted for him or her.
Cal. Elections Code - ELEC § 6442. Section 6442.
Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality of the votes cast for President of the United States shall, within 10 days after the primary election, file a list of delegates to the national convention of his or her political party with the Secretary of State in the manner prescribed in Section 6471.
Cal. Elections Code - ELEC § 6443. Section 6443.
If the candidate fails to file a list of delegates, the state central committee of the party in whose primary the candidate received the plurality vote shall, within 10 days of the end of the 10-day period required in Section 6442, file a list of delegates with the Secretary of State. The delegation shall go to the convention unpledged to any candidate.
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