San Diego Municipal Code § 27.0613

in effect

§27.0613 (a) The City Clerk has no duty to verify the statement of qualifications. If, however, after reviewing the nomination papers, the City Clerk finds a portion of the statement of qualifications violates any of the restrictions set forth in section 27.0611 or section 27.0612, the City Clerk shall notify the candidate. (b) The candidate may, within three business days from the date of such notice, provide an alternate statement to the City Clerk. (c) If the candidate fails to timely provide alternate language, the statement of qualifications shall appear in the voter pamphlet as amended by the City Clerk to delete those portions of the statement that are in violation. (“Notification to Candidate if Statement of Qualifications Violates Restrictions” added 7-26-1999 by O-18664 N.S.) (Renumbered from Section 27.0622 to Section 27.0613 and amended 1-12-2026 by O-22028 N.S.; effective 2-11-2026.)

Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division06.pdf#page=14Fetched: 10/28/2026