{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-12103","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 12103","heading":"","body":"At least 158 days before the direct primary, the Secretary of State shall prepare and transmit to each county elections official a notice designating all the offices, except those of county officers and judges, for which candidates are to be nominated.\nAt least 125 days before the direct primary election, the Secretary of State shall prepare and transmit to each county elections official a notice designating the political parties qualified to participate in the primary.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES [12000. - 12327.]","CHAPTER 2. Preelection Notices [12101. - 12113.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"bd14b5aabba1b061db6a901563720f1c449653ac852178287d82d7706fbb49aa","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-12102","next":"us-ca/elec-12104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}