Elections Code section 18202

Every person acting on behalf of a candidate is guilty of a misdemeanor who deliberately fails to file at the proper time and in the proper place any nomination paper or declaration of candidacy in his or her possession that is entitled to be filed under this code.

Source: Section 18202, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=18202. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_18202

Original Source: Section 18202, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=18202. (last accessed May 12, 2025).