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  • California Elections Code
    • ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 200-201

200.  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.



201.  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.