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the word “Attorney,” or the word “Lawyer,” or
• the word “Attorney” and one other principal profession, vocation, or occupation, or • the word “Lawyer” and one othe r principal profession, vocation, or occupation.
Appendix H. Using the word “Retired”
California Code of Regulations §20716(h) dictates that the word “retired” is generally limited for use by individuals who have permanently given up their chosen principal profession, vocation or occupation. In evaluating use of the word “retired,” the elections official will consider the following factors in making a determination: • Prior to retiring from their principal profession, vocation or occupation, the candidate worked in the profession, vocation or occupation for more than 5 years. • The candidate is collecting, or eligible to collect, retirement benefits or other type of vested pension. • The candidate has reached at least the age of 55 years. • The candidate voluntarily left his or her last professional, vocational or occupational position. • The candidate's retirement benefits are providing him or her with a principal source of income.
If a candidate is requesting a ballot designation that they are a “Retired Public Official,” the candidate:
• must have previously voluntarily retired from public office, • not have been involuntarily removed from office, • not have been recalled by voters, and • not have surrendered the office to seek another office or failed to win reelection to the office.
A candidate may not use the word “retired” in his or her ballot designation if that candidate possesses another more recent, intervening principal profession, vocation, or occupation.
Appendix I.
Using the words “Community Volunteer”
California Elections Code §13107.5 dictates that using “Community Volunteer” shall constitute a valid principal vocation or occupation only if:
• The activities/service constitutes their principal profession, vocation, or occupation, and • the candidate is not engaged concurrently in another principal profession, vocation, or occupation, and • the words “Community Volunteer” are not used in combination with any other principal profession, vocation, or occupation designation. California Code of Regulations §20714.5 defines “Community Volunteer” as a person who engages in an activity or performs a service for or on behalf of, without profiting monetarily, one or more of the following:
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