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Statutes > California > Elec > 6020-6024ELECTIONS CODE
SECTION 6020-6024
6020. (a) The Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee
shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day
preceding the presidential primary as to the number of delegates and
alternates to represent the state in the next national convention of
the Democratic Party.
(b) The chairperson shall also notify the Secretary of State at
the time prescribed in subdivision (a) as to the type of districts
that may be used to select delegates and the number of delegates that
may be selected from each district in connection with the
presidential primary. The number of delegates and alternates that may
be selected from each district shall be based on a formula adopted
by the Democratic Party of California in compliance with the standing
rules and bylaws of the Democratic National Committee for the
national convention where the nominee of the Democratic Party for
President of the United States will be selected.
6023. The notification of the number of delegates and alternate
delegates shall be in substantially the following form:
Statement of Number of Delegates and Alternate Delegates to
Democratic National Convention and of Number of Delegates and
Alternate Delegates to Be Selected from ____ Districts
To the Secretary of State
Sacramento, California
You are hereby notified that the number of delegates and alternate
delegates to represent the State of California in the next national
convention of the Democratic Party is ____.
You are hereby notified that the number of delegates which may be
selected from all ____ districts as a part of the delegation to the
national convention of the Democratic Party is as follows:
District No. 1. __ delegates __ alternates.
District No. 2. __ delegates __ alternates.
District No. 3. __ delegates __ alternates.
(Followed by the remaining districts).
You are hereby notified that the categories and number of
delegates, other than those selected by ____ districts, are as
follows:
Category ____. ____ Delegates. ____ Alternates.
(Followed by the remaining categories and number of delegates and
alternates).
Dated this ____ day of ____, 20__.
Chairperson of the State Central
Committee of the Democratic
Party.
6024. If the Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee
fails to file the notice required by Section 6020 with the Secretary
of State, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the total number of
delegates from the call for the national convention issued by the
Democratic National Committee and shall compute the number of
delegates that may be selected from each district based on a formula
specified by the Democratic National Committee.
