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Section 20442.

20442. The elections official shall accept, at all times prior to the election, all completed forms that are properly subscribed to by a candidate for public office and shall retain them for public inspection until 30 days after the election. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Section 21507.1.

21507.1. (a) Before adopting a final map, the board shall hold at least four public hearings at which the public is invited to provide input regarding the composition of one or more supervisorial districts. (1) At least one public hearing shall be held before the board draws a draft map or maps of the proposed supervisorial district […]

Section 20443.

20443. Every code subscribed to by a candidate for public office pursuant to this chapter is a public record open for public inspection. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Section 20444.

20444. In no event shall a candidate for public office be required to subscribe to or endorse the code. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Section 20500.

20500. The provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 43) of Division 1 of the Civil Code, relating to libel and slander, are fully applicable to any campaign advertising or communication. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Section 20501.

20501. (a) A candidate or state measure proponent is liable for any slander or libel committed by a committee that is controlled by that candidate or state measure proponent as defined by Section 82016 of the Government Code if the candidate or state measure proponent willfully and knowingly directs or permits the libel or slander. (b) A […]

Section 20502.

20502. (a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a bifurcated trial. (b) The […]

Section 21000.

21000. The county elections official in each county shall compile and make available to the Legislature or any appropriate committee of the Legislature any information and statistics that may be necessary for use in connection with the reapportionment of legislative districts, including, but not limited to, precinct maps indicating the boundaries of municipalities, school districts, […]

Section 21001.

21001. (a) Upon receipt of certified final maps from the Citizens Redistricting Commission setting forth the district boundary lines for congressional, Senatorial, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts in accordance with subdivision (g) of Section 2 of Article XXI of the California Constitution, the Secretary of State shall provide an electronic copy of the maps […]

Section 21002.

21002. Each house of the Legislature shall be a proper party to, and, if not originally named as a party, shall have the right to intervene in, any action involving the validity or application of any statute that provides for changes in the boundaries of any legislative districts of members of that particular house. (Enacted […]