2007 California Elections Code Chapter 6. Affidavit Of Candidate

CA Codes (elec:8550)

8550.  At least 88 days prior to the election, each candidate shall
leave with the officer with whom his or her nomination papers are
required to be left, a declaration of candidacy which states all of
the following:
   (a) The candidate's residence, with street and number, if any.
   (b) That the candidate is a voter in the precinct in which he or
she resides.
   (c) The name of the office for which he or she is a candidate.
   (d) That the candidate will not withdraw as a candidate before the
election.
   (e) That, if elected, the candidate will qualify for the office.
   (f) That the candidate is not, and was not at any time during the
13 months preceding the general election at which a candidate for the
office mentioned in the declaration of candidacy shall be elected,
or in the case of an election governed by Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 10700) of Part 6 of Division 10, at any time during the three
months immediately preceding the filing of the declaration,
registered as affiliated with a political party qualified under
Section 5100.  The statement required by this subdivision shall be
omitted for a candidate for the presidential elector.
   The name of a candidate shall not be placed on the ballot unless
the declaration of candidacy provided for in this section has been
properly filed.