California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 10512

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 562, Sec. 7. (AB 1829) Effective January 1, 2020.
(a)Each candidate shall set forth in full the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the California Constitution, which shall be filed with the declaration of candidacy. The county elections official or district secretary, or a person designated by the county elections official or district secretary, shall administer the oath.
(b)The county elections official or district secretary, or a person designated by the county elections official or district secretary, may administer the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the California Constitution to the candidate elected to

office.

Cite this section

Cal. Elec. Code § 10512 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/elec/division-10-local-special-vacancy-and-consolidated-elections/part-4-uniform-district-election-law/section-10512

Other sections in Part 4 - UNIFORM DISTRICT ELECTION LAW

§ 10500§ 10501§ 10502§ 10503§ 10504§ 10505§ 10506§ 10507§ 10508§ 10509…§ 10546§ 10547§ 10548§ 10549§ 10550§ 10551§ 10553§ 10554§ 10555§ 10556

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