BILL NUMBER: SB 1272INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Lieu FEBRUARY 21, 2014 An act to amend Section 8601 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1272, as introduced, Lieu. Elections: write-in candidates. Existing law provides procedures relating to the nomination of write-in candidates. Existing law requires that statement and nomination papers be available on the 57th day prior to the election for which a candidate is filing as a write-in candidate and requires that those papers be delivered to the elections official no later than the 14th day prior to the election. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 8601 of the Elections Code is amended to read: 8601. The statement and nomination papers shall be available on the 57th day prior to the election for which the candidate is filing as a write-in candidate, and shall be delivered to the elections official who is responsible for the conduct of the election no later than the 14th day prior to the election.