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ELECTIONS CODE REVISIONS AS COMPILED FOR THE DEC. 05 GA
Includes modifications from comments at June 2004
plenary. Previous modifications in colored fonts.
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SECTION 1. Chapter
5 (commencing with Section 6960) is added to part 1 of Division 6 of the
Election Code, to read:
CHAPTER 5. GREEN
PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
Article 1. General Provisions
6960. This chapter is applicable to the
presidential primary ballot of the Green Party only. As used in this chapter,
"Green Party" means the Green Party of California.
6960.5. The Green Party presidential primary ballot
shall express the presidential preference of California voterswho vote in the Green
Party primary. National convention
delegates shall be selected as
provided for in the Bylaws and procedures of the Green Party and pursuant to
the rules of the national political party with which the Green
Party has affiliated.Green
Party of the United States.
6960.7. A filing fee shall not be required from any
person to be voted for at any Green Party presidential primary.
Article 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential
Preference Portion of Primary Ballot
6961. The Secretary of State shall place the name
of a candidate upon the Green Party presidential preference ballot when the
Secretary of State has determined that the candidate is generally advocated
for or recognized throughout the United States or California as actively
seeking the presidential nomination of the Green Party or the national
political party with which the Green Party has affiliated.Green
Party of the United States.
6964. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
if the Secretary of State receives a written communication from the Green
Party Liaison to the Secretary of State stating that, by decision of the
Green Party, certain individuals have been approved to appear on the ballot,
those persons shall be placed on the Green Party presidential preference
primary ballot.
Article
3. None of the Above/ No Other Choice Voting in the Green Party
Presidential Primary
6964.4. 6964.5. (A) Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, in addition to the name or names of a candidate
or candidates designated to appear on the ballot of the Green Party
presidential primary election, there shall also be listed as an alternative
voting selection the statement "None of the
Above/No Other Choice," which shall be placed as the last voting
option following the names of the other candidate or candidates. Every vote
for "None of the Above/No Other Choice" shall be processed,
tabulated, counted, and reported in the
same manner as the votes for all other candidates who appear on the ballot.
(B) When
determining the winner of the Presidential
Primary for reporting purposes, the "None
of the Above/No Other Choice" option shall be declared the winner only
if it receives the majority of votes. Otherwise, the
candidate with the majority or highest plurality
shall be declared the winner.
(C) When processing
the ranked ballots described in Article
4 below, if a voter does not rank all
candidates but neglects to rank the “No Other Choice”option, that
ballot shall be counted and processed as if “No Other Choice” was
the voter’s last ranking.
Comment: Should NOC be
persistent?
6964.5. 6964. 4. (A) The following provisions shall remain in
effect until the first statewide election occurring after the Secretary of
State has certified voting equipment in all counties of the State of
California that which is capable of
recording and reporting the ranked ballot described in the following Article
4.
The
following language shall be included in each Green Party voter's ballot and
upon the applicable internet publication of the Secretary of State:
You may vote for “None
of the Above/No Other Choice” in the Green Party
presidential primary. Selecting the
“None of the Above/No Other Choice” alternative means
that you choose not to vote for any of the listed candidates or any write-in
candidate. If you choose to vote
for “None of the Above/No Other Choice” By
this selection you are indicating that you prefer that
there be no Green Party candidate for this office in the General
Election.
Comment - We need to
distinguish between NOTA and NOC. I would use NOTA for subsection A and NOC
for B.
(B) The provisions of the preceding Subsection
(A) shall be terminated and the
provisions of this Subsection (B) shall become effective and operate for and
after the first statewide
election occurring after the Secretary of State has certified voting
equipment in all counties of the State of California that
which is capable of
recording and reporting the ranked ballot described in the following Article
4.
The
following language shall be included in each Green Party voter's ballot and upon
the applicable internet publications of the
Secretary of State:
You may vote for “None
of the Above/No Other Choice” in the
Green Party presidential primary.
Selecting the “None of the Above/No Other Choice” alternative means that you choose not to
vote for any additionalof
the listedcandidates
beyond other
than those you have already ranked, including anyand
that you choose not to rank any otherwrite-in candidate that you have ranked. If
you choose to vote for “None of the Above/No Other Choice”, do not rank any
candidate below “None of the Above/No Other Choice”. you are indicating that you prefer no
candidate to any of the candidates you have not yet ranked.If
you do not rank all candidates on the ballot, rank “No Other Choice” as your
last selection to indicate that you have finished ranking your choices. By
doing this, you are indicating that you prefer no candidate be placed on the
General Election ballot other than one of those who you have ranked.
Article 4. Ranked
Ballot Voting.
6965. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, for and after the first statewide election
occurring after the Secretary of State has certified voting equipment in all
counties of the State of California that which is
capable of recording and reporting the ranked ballot described in this
Article 4., the Green Party presidential primary election also
shall use ranked ballot voting and votes, including votes for
"None of the Above/No Other
Choice". The results of the election shallbe provided to the Green Party Liaison in the
form of raw data. This is
covered in 6975.6. (B).
The ranked ballot system required by this Article
4 is the Alternative Vote electoral system described in the
International IDEA Handbook of Electoral System Design (Institute for
Democracy and Electoral Assistance),
second edition, Stockholm, Sweden. That system, as
applied here, is modified to
allow a plurality winner, which may be necessary with the “No
Other Choice” voting option.
The Alternative Vote
system allows voters to express their preferences among the candidates by
ranking them numericallystarting
with “1” as their first choice. If no candidate crosses the 50% threshold on
the first tally, the candidate with the lowest number of first choice votes
is eliminated. The votes for that candidate are then
transferred in whole to each voters’ second choice. The tally and transfersare
repeated in this manner until a candidate
crosses the threshold or until all ballots have been exhausted.
6965.5. The
following language shall be included in each Green Party voter's ballot and upon
the applicable internet publication of the Secretary of State for and after the
first statewide election occurring after the Secretary of State has certified
voting equipment in all counties of the State of California that whichis
capable of recording and reporting the ranked ballot described in this
Article 4.
You may indicate your
preferences among Green Party presidential candidates by ranking those
candidates (including any write-in candidate) by
ranked voting on your
ballot. Indicate your first choice
among candidates (including write-in candidates) by voting “1” for that candidate. Indicate your
second choice by voting “2”. Continue
in this manner until there are no candidates remaining for whom you wish to
express a preference. You may rank all
candidates, but it is not necessary for you to rank every candidate. Do not select “None of the Above/No Other
Choice” if you wish to express your preference for further candidates.You
do not have to rank all candidates, in which case you will indicate that you
have finished the ranking by choosing “No Other Choice” as your last ranked
choice.
Comment – Do we need to explain why
voters should rank their choices? e.g. “If your first choice candidate is
eliminated, your vote transfers to your second choice. Your vote continues to
transfers down your ranked preferences until a candidate wins, or until your
“No Other Choice” ranking is reached.”
Article 6. Green Party Presidential Primary Ballot
6973. Following the filing of nomination papers,
the presidential preference primary candidates as well as the "None of
the Above/No Other Choice" alternative shall be printed upon the ballot.
6973.5. For the presidential primary election, the
format of the Green Party ballot shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing
with Section 13100) of Division 13, with the following exceptions:
(a) Until
the first Primary Election occurring after the Secretary of State has
certified voting equipment in all counties of the State of Californiawhich
that is capable of recording and reporting the ranked ballot described in the
above Article 4., the heading "Presidential or No Candidate
Preference" shall be included.
For and after the first Primary Election occurring after the Secretary
of State has certified voting equipment in all counties of the State of
California which that is capable of recording and reporting the
ranked ballot described in the above Article 4., theThe
heading "Presidential Preference Ranking - designate the order of
preference among candidates for ranked choice
voting" shall be included.
(b) Selected and unselected presidential candidates
and the "None of the Above/No Other Choice" alternative shall be
listed below the heading specified in subdivision (a).
(c) The instruction to voters shall be the same as
provided for in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13,
except that until the first Primary Election occurring after
the Secretary of State has certified voting equipment in all counties of the
State of California that which is capable of recording and reporting the
ranked ballot described in the above Article 4., they shall begin with the
words "Vote for a candidate or 'None of the Above'”; and after the
Secretary of State has certified voting equipment in all counties of the
State of California which is capable of recording and reporting the ranked
ballot described in the above Article 4.,they
shall begin with the words: "Rank the candidate options, including 'None
of the Above/No Other Choice', by indicating '1' for your first
choice, '2' for your second choice, and so on." The instruction to voters shall also
include the statement that "Delegates to the national
convention will be selected after the primary election." See
Article 3 of this Chapterfor reference regarding instructions to the voters.
6974. 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 an endorsement of his or
her write-in candidacy with the Secretary of State, or no votes shall be
counted for that write-in candidate.
Article 7 6.
Certification of National Convention Delegates Election and Postelection
Proceedings
6975. The number of delegates to be selected
following the presidential preference primary shall be the number established
by the national political party with which the Green
Party has affiliated.Green Party of the
United States for the Green Party of California.
6975.5.
National convention delegates shall be selected as provided for in the Bylaws and
Procedures of the Green Party and pursuant to the rules of the national
political party with which the Green Party has affiliated.Green
Party of the United States.
6975.6. (A) Until the first Primary Election occurring
after the Secretary of State has certified voting equipment in all counties
of the State of California that which
is capable of recording and reporting the ranked
ballot described in the above Article 4., the Secretary of State shall, not
later than the 30th day after the
election, file in his of her office a statement of the canvassed returns for
the Green Party presidential preferential primary, including votes for
write-in candidates and the "None of the Above" alternative.
(B) At
and after the first Primary Election occurring after the Secretary of State
has certified voting equipment in all counties of the State of California
which is capable of recording and reporting the ranked ballot described in
the above Article 4., the The
Secretary of State shall, not later than the 30th60th
day after the election, file in his of or her
office a statement of the canvassed returns for the Green Party presidential
preferential primary, including each round of ranked ballot voting (as
applicable), compiled from the returns filed with the
Secretary of State by the county elections officials. The compiled statement
shall show for each candidate including write-in
candidatesand the "None
of the Above/No Other Choice" alternative.
(as
applicable under the ranked ballot voting procedures) the
total first choice votes received
statewide and the total votes received in each county. The
Secretary of State will also provide the raw data of the ranked ballot
voting.
For public reporting, the Secretary of State may
report just the first choice votes for the statewide
total and each county’s total. However, the Secretary of State
shall provide the raw data of the ranked ballot voting,
including all rankings and
write-in candidates, to the Green Party of California for their internal use
in determining the voting preference for their delegates to the
national convention.
Comment: If a GPUS national nominating convention is held in June of a
presidential election year, it is possible that the GPCA would not receive
official canvass information before the date of the convention.
6975.7. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding Section 17610 of
the Government Code, if the Commission of State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and
school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing
with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. If the
statewide cost of the claim for reimbursement does not exceed one million
dollars ($1,000,000), reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates
Claims Fund.
CHAPTER
5A. GREEN PARTY DIRECT
PRIMARY PROCEDURES APPLICATION OF GREEN
PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY PROCEDURES TO OTHER PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Article
1. General Provisions
6976. This chapter is applicable to the direct
primary election ballots of the Green Party only. As used is this chapter, “Green Party”
means the Green Party of California.
6976.1. (A) Until the first Primary Election occurring
after the Secretary of State has certified voting equipment in all counties
of the State of California that which is
capable of recording and reporting the ranked ballot described in the above
Article 4., the Green Party primary ballots to nominate candidates for
partisan office shall include "None of the Above" as a voting
alternative for California voters who are eligible to vote in the Green Party
primary.
(B) At and after the first Primary Election
occurring after the Secretary of State has certified voting equipment in all
counties of the State of California thatwhich
is capable of recording and reporting the ranked
ballot described in the above Article 4., theThe Green Party primary ballots to
nominate candidates for partisan office shall include ranked ballot voting
and “No Other Choice” "None
of the Above" as a voting selection for California voters
who are eligible to vote in the Green Party primary.
Article 2. None of the Above/No Other Choice
Voting on Other Green Party Primary Ballots
6976.23.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to the name or names
of a candidate or candidates designated to appear on the ballot of the Green
Party primary election, there also shall be listed as an alternative voting
selection the statement "None of the Above/No Other Choice" which shall be placed as the
last voting option following the names of the other candidate or candidates
and places on the ballot for write-in candidates. Votes for "None of the Above/No Other Choice" shall be processed,
tabulated, counted, and reported in the same manner as the votes for all
other candidates who appear on the ballot.
When processing the
ranked ballots described in Article 3 below, if a voter does not rank all
candidates but neglects to rank the “No Other Choice” option, that ballot
shall be counted and processed as if “No Other Choice” was the voter’s last
ranking.
6976.32. (A) The following provisions shall remain in
effect until the first statewide election occurring after the Secretary of
State has certified voting equipment in all counties of the State of
California that is capable of recording and reporting the ranked ballot
described in the following Article 3.
The following language shall be
included in each voter's ballot in the Green Party direct primary
elections for nomination of its candidates for U.S.
Senate, U.S. Congress, statewide offices, and state
legislature offices, and State Board of Equalization offices,and
shall also be placed upon any the applicable
internet publication of the Secretary of State :
You may vote for “None of
the Above” in the Green Party primary
for this office.s
other than President. Selecting
the “None of the Above” alternative means that you choose not to vote for any
of the listed candidates or any write-in candidate. By this selection you are indicating that you prefer there be
no Green Party candidate for this office in the General Election. Selecting the “None of the Above” alternative as
your first choice means that you vote to have no Green Party
candidate -- including any write-in candidate -- in the General Election for
that office. You must select “None of the Above” as
your first choice if you do not want a candidate. If you select “None of the Above” as your second or subsequest
choice, it will simply mean that you make no other selection.
(B) The
provisions of the preceding Subsection (A) shall terminated and the
provisions of this Subsection (B) shall become effective and operate for and
after the first statewide
election occurring after the Secretary of State has certified voting
equipment in all counties of the State of California that
is capable of recording and reporting the ranked
ballot described in the following Article 3.
The
following language shall be included in each voter's ballot in the Green
Party direct primary elections for U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, statewide
offices, state legislature offices, and State Board of Equalization offices,
and shall also be placed on any applicable internet publication of the
Secretary of State :
You may vote for “No
Other Choice” in this primary. Selecting the “No Other Choice”
alternative means that you choose not to vote for any additional candidates
beyond those you have already ranked, including any write-in candidate that
you have ranked. If you do not rank
all candidates on the ballot, rank “No Other Choice” as your last selection
to indicate that you have finished ranking your choices. By doing this, you
are indicating that you prefer no candidate be placed on the General Election
ballot other than one of those who you have ranked.
6976.4. For the offices of U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, statewide
offices, and state
legislature offices, and State Board of Equalization offices,and
those offices only, if the alternative “None of the Above/No Other Choice”
receives first choice
votes in a number more than one half of the total number of voters for that
office, no Green Party candidate will be nominated to appear on the ballot in
the General Election for the applicable office.
Article
3. Ranked Ballot Voting.
6976.5. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Code, at and after the first Primary Election
occurring after the Secretary of State has certified voting equipment in all
counties of the State of California that is capable of recording and
reporting the ranked ballot described in this Article 3., the Green Party direct primary
elections for the offices of U.S.
Senate, U.S. Congress, statewide offices, and state
legislature offices, and State Board of Equalization offices,
also shall use the ranked ballot voting
system described in Chapter 5, Article 4 of this Section.
6976.6. At and after the first Primary Election
occurring after the Secretary of State has certified voting equipment in all
counties of the State of California that is capable of recording and
reporting the ranked ballot described in this Article 3., the
following language shall be included in each Green Party voter's ballot and
on any applicable internet publication of the Secretary of State for the
offices described in this Chapter: Article 3. :
You may indicate your
preferences among Green Party candidates by ranking those candidates
(including any write-in candidate) on your ballot. Indicate your first choice among candidates (including write-in
candidates) by voting “1” for that candidate. Indicate your second choice by voting “2”. Continue in this manner until there are no
candidates remaining for whom you wish to express a preference. You do not have to rank all candidates, in
which case you will indicate that you have finished the ranking by choosing
“No Other Choice” as your last ranked choice.
Comment – Do we need to explain why
voters should rank their choices? e.g. “If your first choice candidate is
eliminated, your vote transfers to your second choice. Your vote continues to
transfers down your ranked preferences until a candidate wins, or until your
“No Other Choice” ranking is reached.”
You may indicate your
preferences among Green Party candidates (including write-in candidates) and
the alternative "None of the Above/No Other Choice" by ranked
voting on your ballot. Indicate your
first choice among all candidates (including
write-in candidates)
and "None of the Above" by voting "1". Indicate your second choice by voting
"2". Continue in this
manner until there are no preference remaining for which you wish to rank
your vote. You may rank all
alternatives, but it is not necessary to rank every choice. If no candidate receives a majority of
first ranking votes, the candidate or choice receiving the smallest number of
votes will be eliminated and the second ranked choices of the voters for the
eliminated candidate will be added to the vote totals of the remaining
candidates. [For the offices listed
in this section, the votes shall be counted using Choice Voting, the Single
Transferable Vote (STV) form of proportional representation, using the Droop
threshold (one divided by one plus the number of seats) and fractional
transfers as described in the International IDEA Handbook of Electoral System
Design (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance[IDEA], second
edition, Stockholm, Sweden: pp.83-84).]
This
isn’t correct. We’re talking about primaries, which are single-winner races. We need to cite using IRV not
PR. In the IDEA handbook IRV is called Alternative Vote and is classified as
a majoritarian system. But we must specifiy that with the NOC option we will
use AV as a plurality system.
This process will
continue until a candidate has received a majority of votes, including “None
of the Above/No Other Choice” votes.
If the “None of the Above/No Other Choice” votes exceed one half of
the total number of voters for the office, then no Green Party candidate
shall be nominated for that office for the General Election.
DIVISION
7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND
CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
Part
6 (commencing with Section 78857900) is
added to Division 7 of the Election Code, to read:
PART 6. GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
78757900. This part applies to the organization,
operations, and functions of the party known as the Green Party . As used in this part, "Green
Party" means the Green Party of California.
CHAPTER 2. MEMBERS OF COUNTY
COUNCILS
78767901. At each direct primary election, members
of central committees, which shall be termed “county councils,” shall be
elected in each county.
78777902. For the purposes of this chapter, the
registration figures used shall be those taken from the statement of voters
and their political affiliations transmitted by the elections officials to
the Secretary of State on the 135th day prior to the next direct primary
election.
78787903. The number of members of county
councils to be elected in a county
shall be three if the county has less than 150 registered Green Party voters.
Otherwise, the number of members of the county council to be elected shall be
the greater of: a) The number seven, or b) The integer nearest the resulting
quotient obtained by dividing 100 times the number of Green Party registered
voters in the county by the number of Green Party registered voters in the
state. If election is by districts, the number to be elected for each
district will be the number for the proportion of registered Green Party
voters in that district, using the Method of Equal
Proportions. However, county Green Parties may choose to modify the
size of their county ouncil by notifying the State Coordinating Committee,
who shall in turn notify the Secretary of State no later than 135 days prior
to the direct primary election.
78797904. Members of County Councils shall be
elected from one or more multi-member districts. At and after the
first Primary Election occurring after the Secretary of State has certified
that the voting equipment used in a county is capable of recording and
reporting the ranked ballot voting described in this Code regarding Green
Party primary elections for partisan office, members of
County Councils shall be elected from one or more multi-member districts
using Choice Voting, the Single Transferable Vote (STV) form of proportional
representation, using the Droop threshold (one divided by one plus the number
of seats) and fractional transfers as described in the International IDEA
Handbook of Electoral System Design (Institute for Democracy and Electoral
Assistance(IDEA, second edition) unless
an election official certifies in writing that the cost of compliance with
Green Party bylaws or the Green Party section of the state election code
exceeds $1 per registered voter or the per voter cost of the Democratic or
Republican primary, in which case election officials shall work in good faith
to achieve the spirit of the Green Party bylaws and the Green Party section
of the state election code using alternative or provisional means, such as
allowing Greens or election workers to count ballots by hand or delaying
counting of Green party ballots until after all other election results have
been certified.
Multi-member districts shall conform to the county boundaries or
recognized jurisdictional boundaries of districts within the county in
accordance with Green Party bylaws.
7904 reorganized and
additions:
Members of County Councils shall be elected from
one or more multi-member districts. Multi-member districts
shall conform to the county boundaries or recognized jurisdictional
boundaries of districts within the county in accordance with Green Party
bylaws.
(A) The
following provision shall remain in effect until the first statewide election
occurring after the Secretary of State has certified that
the voting equipment used in a
county is capable of recording and reporting the ranked
ballot described in this Code regarding Green Party
primary elections for partisan office.
County
Council members shall be elected using the Limited Voting method. This
method, as described in the International IDEA Handbook of Electoral System
Design (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance), second edition,
limits each voter to some number
of votes that is fewer than the number of open seats. County Council
elections shall use a limit of X% of open seats (rounded to the nearest whole
number).
[NOTE – The exact percentage
is still to be determined at this time.]
(B) At
and after the first Primary Election occurring after the Secretary of State
has certified that the voting equipment used in a county is capable of
recording and reporting the ranked ballot voting described in this Code
regarding Green Party primary elections for partisan office, members of
County Councils shall be elected from one or more multi-member districts
using Choice Voting, the Single Transferable Vote (STV) form of proportional
representation, using the Droop threshold (one divided by one plus the number
of seats) and fractional transfers as described in the International IDEA
Handbook of Electoral System Design (Institute for Democracy and Electoral
Assistance (second edition).
Vote transfers in this
Choice Voting system shall follow this convention:
1. First
choice votes are tallied for all candidates.
2. For
any candidate that has crossed the threshold, his or her excess votes above
the threshold are transferred to each voter’s next choice as a fractional
vote. The fraction of vote transferred for each voter is the quotient of the
surplus votes (those above the threshold) divided by the candidate’s total
vote in this round. That fraction is then applied to each voter’s ballot, and
is then transferred to the voter’s next choice at the fractional value. This
fractional value is applied to all remaining choices on the voter’s ballot.
3. After
all transfers are complete, the votes are tallied again. Steps 2 and 3 are
then repeated.
4. During
any round, if no candidate crosses the threshold the candidate with the
lowest vote count is eliminated. That candidate’s votes are transferred to
each voter’s next choice. The transfer is conducted using the full value of
the voter’s ballot, which may be a whole or fractional vote depending on
preceding rounds.
5. This
process continues until all seats are filled by candidates who have crossed
the threshold.
Comment: Is fractional
transfers the best method?
CHAPTER 3. ELECTION OF COUNTY
COUNCILS
78807905. The Secretary of State, no later than the
125th day before the direct primary election, shall compute the number of
members of county councils to be elected in each county and shall mail a
certificate to that effect to the elections official of each county and to
the Liaison to the Secretary of State of the Green Party of California.
78817906. The elections official, no later than the
115th day before the direct primary election, shall compute the number of
members of county councils to be elected in each district if the election of
the members is to be by district
pursuant to this chapter.
78827907. In each county, the name of each candidate
for member of county councils shall appear on the ballot only if she or he is
registered in the Green Party and has filed a nomination paper pursuant to
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 6 signed in the
candidate‘s behalf by Green Party voters of the county council election
district in which she or he is a candidate.
78837908. In counties where members of county
councils are to be elected by district, a person seeking election as a member
of a county council may seek election only in the district in which she or he
resides.
78847909.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the names of all candidates
nominated for election to a county council shall be printed on this party’s
ballot in that jurisdictionwith the alternate of
“None of the Above/No Other Choice” also printed as the last entry on that
ballot, and this shall be done regardless of the number of
candidates and the number of such offices.
78857910. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this code, a person may obtain and circulate nomination papers both for
nomination to a public office and for election as a member of a county
council.
78867911. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this code, the number of sponsors which shall be required of a person to be a
candidate for member of a county council shall be either: (a) Not less than 20; or (b) Not less than 2 percent of the number
of voters registered as affiliated with the Green Party in the county council
election district -- whichever is less.
78877912. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this code, each sponsor is entitled to sponsor as
many candidates as there are seats in the district. Candidate names listed on a single sponsor's certificate, and
the signatures thereon shall be counted toward the sponsor requirement of
each and every candidate whose name is listed on the certificate.
However, in no case shall the number of candidates having their names on a
sponsor's certificate exceed the number of members of a county council to be
elected in the district.
78887913. The elections official of each county
shall include the office of member of county council and the candidates
therefor in a place and manner similar to that for the office of county
central committee of other political parties and the candidates therefore on
the applicable official lists.
78897914. The order of appearance of the names of
the candidates for member of county
council on the ballot shall be
determined by a public drawing held at the time, place, and manner prescribed
for determining the order of names of county central committee members
pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13.,
except that the alternative of "None of the Above/No
Other Choice" shall appear last on the Green Party county council’s
candidates lists.
78907915. The office of member of county council shall be placed on the
direct primary ballot under the heading "Party County Council " in the place and manner designated for
the office of county central committee pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 13100) of Division 13. The
subheading printed under party central committees on the direct primary
ballot shall be in substantially the following form: Member of Green Party
County Council, ___th __________ District or Member of the Green
Party County Council, _______ County.
78917916. A certificate of election shall be issued
to each elected member of county councils by the officers charged with that
duty of issuing certificates of election to members of county central
committees under Section 8145, using the term county council in place of the
term central committee.
78927917. Except as hereinafter otherwise provided,
the votes cast for each candidate for member of county councils and
votes cast for “None of the Above/No Other Choice” shall be
included in the canvass and statement of results in a manner similar to the
vote for each candidate for county central committees pursuant to Division 15
(commencing with Section 15000), and specifically:
(a) The
final total of votes cast for each candidate for member of county council,
including the name, address and ballot designation of each such candidate,
and a specification as to which candidates were declared elected shall be
certified to the Secretary of State forthwith upon completion of the official
canvass. The county clerk shall simultaneously send one copy of this final
certification to the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State.
(b) As soon
as practicable after the direct primary election, the Secretary of State
shall prepare a certified list by county of all elected Green Party members
of county councils, including their addresses and primary election ballot
designations. The Secretary of State shall send copies of the list to the registrar
of voters in each county on or before the 20th day of July following the
direct primary election. This list shall be maintained for public inspection
by said registrars of voters until a subsequent such list is received.
(c) The Secretary of State, no later than 45 days following the direct primary election,
shall send a notice by mail to each of the elected members of county councils
which shall inform that person that he or she has been elected as a member of
the county council. The Secretary of
State shall send a copy of the certified list of all elected members of all
county councils to the Green Party of California Liaison to the Secretary of
State.
78937918. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Code, no write-in candidate for member of county council shall be
declared elected unless that candidate has received a number of first choice
votes equal to or greater than 2 percent of the number of party members
voting in the county council election district at the direct primary or 20
votes, whichever is less.
7941. No
person shall be appointed to membership on a county council unless she or he
is registered as a voter affiliated with the
Green Party of California in that county.
7941 7925. No
person shall be appointed to membership on a county council who is registered
with another party or registered as "Decline to State." Appointment
of other persons who cannot register to vote shall be allowed under certain
circumstances as described in state Green Party bylaws and any applicable
county Green Party bylaws.
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