2007 California Elections Code Chapter 2. Presidential Electors

CA Codes (elec:7300-7310)

7300.  In each year of the general election at which electors of
President and Vice President of the United States are to be chosen,
the Republican nominees for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer,
Controller, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, the Republican
nominees for United States Senator at the last two United States
senatorial elections, the Assembly Republican leader, the Senate
Republican leader, all elected officers of the Republican State
Central Committee, the National Committeeman and National
Committeewoman, the President of the Republican County Central
Committee Chairmen's Association, and the chairperson or president of
each Republican volunteer organization officially recognized by the
Republican State Central Committee shall act as presidential
electors, except that Senators, Representatives, and persons holding
an office of trust or profit of the United States shall not act as
electors.  The remaining presidential elector positions, and any
vacant positions, shall be filled by appointment of the chairperson
of the Republican State Central Committee in accordance with the
bylaws of the committee.  The name, residence address, and business
address of each appointee shall be filed with the Secretary of State
by October 1 of the presidential election year.  The Republican State
Central Committee shall adopt bylaws implementing this section.



7310.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 8148, if the Republican National
Convention will conclude after the deadline for the Secretary of
State to deliver certificates of nomination to local elections
officials pursuant to Section 8148, the Chairperson of the Republican
State Central Committee shall do one of the following:
   (1) Notify the Secretary of State of the apparent nomination of
the Republican candidates for President and Vice President of the
United States not less than 78 days prior to the election, if all of
the following conditions apply:
   (A) A candidate for President has attained a sufficient number of
delegate votes to assure his or her nomination at the Republican
National Convention.
   (B) The candidate described in paragraph (1) has identified a
person who will be nominated to run for the office of Vice President.

   (C) The Republican National Convention is likely to nominate the
person who is the choice of the candidate for President in the Vice
Presidential nomination.
   (2) Notify the Secretary of State of the apparent nomination of
the Republican candidates for President and Vice President of the
United States as soon as each of these apparent nominations become
known but not less than 61 days prior to the election, if all of the
following conditions apply:
   (A) A candidate for President has attained a sufficient number of
delegate votes to assure his or her nomination at the Republican
National Convention.
   (B) The candidate described in paragraph (1) has identified a
person who will be nominated to run for the office of Vice President.

   (C) The Republican National Convention is likely to nominate the
person who is the choice of the candidate for President in the Vice
Presidential nomination.
   (b) The Secretary of State shall prepare the certificates of
nomination required in Section 8148 to include the names of the
Republican candidates for President and Vice President as notified by
the Chairperson of the Republican State Central Committee.
   (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2009, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2009, deletes or extends
that date.