Elections Code section 8503

The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers left with him or her for filing or for examination and shall disregard and mark “not sufficient” any name appearing on them which does not appear in the same handwriting on an affidavit of registration in his or her office made on or before the date when the name was signed.

Source: Section 8503, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=8503. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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§ 8503’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_8503

Original Source: Section 8503, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=8503. (last accessed May 12, 2025).