Elections Code section 6542

If the chairperson of the state central committee fails to file a notice as to the number of delegates, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the number from the call for the national convention issued by the national committee of the party.

Source: Section 6542, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=6542. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_6542

Original Source: Section 6542, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=6542. (last accessed May 12, 2025).