Section 6586.
Cal. Elections Code - ELEC § 6586.
in effectThe nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential preference portion of the ballot shall be in substantially the following form:
SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
CANDIDATE
Section ____________
Page ____________
County of ______________.
Nomination paper of a presidential preference candidate for the American Independent Party presidential primary ballot.
State of California
County of
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SIGNER’S
STATEMENT
I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ____________, State of California, and am registered as intending to affiliate with the American Independent
Party. I hereby nominate ____________ for the presidential preference portion of the American Independent Party’s presidential primary ballot, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____________ day of ____________, 20____. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other candidate for the same office, or for any group of delegates, to the national convention of the party, and I further declare that I intend to support the candidate named herein.
Number
Signature
Printed name
Residence
1.
2.
3.
etc.
CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVIT
I, ______, solemnly swear (or
affirm) all of the following:
1.
That I am 18 years of age or older.
2.
That my residence address, including street and number, is
.
[If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is
.]
3.
That I secured signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of a candidate in the presidential preference
primary of the American Independent Party; that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20_, and ____, 20_, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
(Signed)
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Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026