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2025 California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS
CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications
Section 5004.

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CA Elec Code § 5004 (2025)
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5004. (a) If by the 135th day before any primary election, a political body filing notice of its intent to qualify for a primary election pursuant to Section 5001 has not qualified as a political party pursuant to Section 5100, the political body shall be considered to have abandoned its attempt to qualify as a political party and shall be ineligible to participate in the following primary election.

(b) If by the 102nd day before a presidential general election, a political body filing notice of its intent to qualify for a presidential general election pursuant to Section 5001 has not qualified as a political party pursuant to Section 5151, the political body shall be considered to have abandoned its attempt to qualify as a political party and shall be ineligible to participate in the following presidential general election.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 6. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)

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