Section 8168 - Guidelines; applicability of sections(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13107, a candidate for the office of Representative in Congress, Member of the State Board of Equalization, State Senator, or Member of the Assembly shall not choose the word "incumbent" as a designation to appear on the ballot. This subdivision shall not be construed to prevent a candidate from choosing a designation of the elective office which the candidate holds at the time of filing the nomination documents, to which the candidate was elected by vote of the people in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 13107.(b)(1) Section 8022, as it pertains to the offices of Representative in Congress, Member of the State Board of Equalization, State Senator, or Member of the Assembly, shall not be operative.(2) Notwithstanding Section 8020 or any other law, a person shall have until 5 p.m. on the 83rd day before the direct primary election to file nomination documents for an elective office if the office is one of the following:(A) Representative in Congress, and no person who currently holds the office of Representative in Congress delivered nomination documents for that district by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the direct primary election.(B) Member of the State Board of Equalization, and no person who currently holds the office of Member of the State Board of Equalization delivered nomination documents for that district by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the direct primary election.(C) State Senator, and no person who currently holds the office of State Senator delivered nomination documents for that district by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the direct primary election.(D) Member of the Assembly, and no person who currently holds the office of Member of the Assembly delivered nomination documents for that district by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the direct primary election.Added by Stats 2021 ch 320 (SB 594),s 1, eff. 9/27/2021.