The incumbent or nominee of each of the following offices shall be an ex officio member of the committee in the county in which he or she resides:
(a) Governor.
(b) Lieutenant Governor.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Controller.
(e) Treasurer.
(f) Attorney General.
(g) Member of the State Board of Equalization.
(h) United States Senator from California.
(i) Representative in Congress from California.
(j) All Members of the Legislature.
(k) Any person nominated to a partisan office at a special election to fill a vacancy in that office.
Ex officio members shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, including the right to vote, and shall have the same standing in every way as other members of this committee, except they shall not be entitled to a ballot designation of incumbent upon seeking election to this committee in the next presidential primary.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 507, Sec. 14. (SB 1272) Effective January 1, 2013.)