Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there shall be set forth in full in the declaration of candidacy required for any primary or final election the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the Constitution.
Chapter 3Nominations
Section § 200
When a person declares their candidacy for any primary or final election, they must include a specific oath or promise that is described in Article XX, Section 3 of the Constitution. This requirement overrides any conflicting laws.
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Section § 201
To be eligible for election or appointment to a government office, you must be a registered voter and meet all voting qualifications for that office when nomination papers are issued or at the time of appointment.
Unless otherwise specifically provided, no person is eligible to be elected or appointed to an elective office unless that person is a registered voter and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time that nomination papers are issued to the person or at the time of the person’s appointment.
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Section § 202
If you're in the military and deployed outside California so you can't file forms to run for office, you can have someone else do it for you. This person, known as an attorney-in-fact, must have a written power of attorney, which they present when filing the forms. The power of attorney should specify the office you're running for and confirm that you meet all qualifications and intend to accept the nomination if chosen. The power of attorney will also state that it's only for filing your candidacy documents. This document, or a copy, must be attached to the paperwork submitted.
Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is deployed on active military service outside of the state and is unable to appear to file a declaration of candidacy, nomination paper, or any other paper necessary to run for office may have that declaration or paper completed and filed by an attorney-in-fact, commissioned and empowered in writing for that purpose through a power of attorney. At the time of filing the declaration or paper, the attorney-in-fact shall present the original power of attorney duly signed by the deployed person. The power of attorney shall state the office that the deployed person is seeking, including the district number, if any, and shall include a declaration that the deployed person meets the statutory and constitutional qualifications for office that he or she is
seeking and that if nominated, the deployed person will accept the nomination and will not withdraw. The power of attorney shall further state that the power of attorney is solely for the purpose of authorizing the attorney-in-fact to file a declaration or paper necessary to run for office. The original or a copy of the power of attorney shall be filed with and attached to the declaration or paper.
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