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CA Elec Code § 12112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12112.

12112.  (a) At least 90 days, and not more than 120 days, before the day fixed for the general district election, the elections official of the principal county shall publish a notice of the election once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district or, if no such newspaper is published in the district, in a newspaper having general circulation in the district published in any affected county in the district. The notice shall contain the date of the general district election, name the offices for which candidates may file, and state the qualifications required by the principal act for each office. The notice shall state the location where official declarations of candidacy for eligible candidates desiring to file for any of the elective offices may be obtained, the office in which completed declarations of candidacy are required to be filed, and the date and time after which no declarations of candidacy may be accepted for filing. The notice shall state that appointment to each elective office will be made as prescribed by Section 10515 in the event there are no nominees or an insufficient number of nominees for the office and a petition for an election is not filed with the elections official within the time period prescribed by Section 10515.(b) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall, by a general press release, set forth both of the following:(1) The elective offices of the district to be filled at the ensuing district election.(2) A telephone number that voters of the district may utilize in order to obtain information regarding filing for the elective district office.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12113.

12113.  For each school or special district, the county elections official immediately shall deliver a copy of all published notices to the district secretary. Each notice shall be posted in the district office.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 13000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures|Section 13000.

13000.  The person in charge of elections for any county, city and county, city, or district shall provide ballots for any elections within his or her jurisdiction, and shall cause to be printed on them the name of every candidate whose name has been certified to or filed with the proper officer pursuant to law and who, therefore, is entitled to a place on the appropriate ballot.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures|Section 13001.

13001.  All expenses authorized and necessarily incurred in the preparation for, and conduct of, elections as provided in this code shall be paid from the county treasuries, except that when an election is called by the governing body of a city the expenses shall be paid from the treasury of the city. All payments shall be made in the same manner as other county or city expenditures are made. The elections official, in providing the materials required by this division, need not utilize the services of the county or city purchasing agent.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 74. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Elec Code § 13002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures|Section 13002.

13002.  Ballot paper and ballot cards used by a jurisdiction holding an election pursuant to the laws of California shall be tinted and watermarked or overprinted with a design, to be furnished by the Secretary of State, so that the watermark or overprint is plainly discernible.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 333, Sec. 1. (SB 1404) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Elec Code § 13004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures|Section 13004.

13004.  (a) The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations governing the manufacture, finishing, quality standards, distribution, and inventory control of ballot cards and ballot on demand systems. For commercial ballot manufacturers and finishers, the Secretary of State shall require a biennial inspection of the certified manufacturing, finishing, and storage facilities. The Secretary of State shall also approve each ballot card manufacturer, finisher, and ballot on demand system before manufacturing or finishing ballot cards, or deploying a ballot on demand system, for use in California elections.(b) Not later than five working days before the Secretary of State begins his or her initial inspection, the ballot card manufacturer, finisher, or ballot on demand system vendor shall disclose to the Secretary of State in writing any known flaw or defect in its ballot card manufacturing or finishing process, manufactured or finished ballot cards, or ballot on demand system that could adversely affect the future casting or tallying of votes. Once approved by the Secretary of State, the ballot card manufacturer, finisher, or ballot on demand system vendor shall notify the Secretary of State and the affected local elections officials in writing within two business days after it discovers any flaw or defect in its ballot card manufacturing or finishing process, manufactured or finished ballot cards, or ballot on demand system that could adversely affect the future casting or tallying of votes.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 734, Sec. 4. (SB 439) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 13004.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures|Section 13004.5.

13004.5.  (a) A jurisdiction shall not purchase, lease, or contract for a ballot on demand system unless the ballot on demand system has been certified by the Secretary of State.(b) A vendor, company, or person shall not sell, lease, or contract with a jurisdiction for the use of a ballot on demand system unless the ballot on demand system has been certified by the Secretary of State.(c) This section does not preclude a jurisdiction from conducting research and development of a ballot on demand system. A ballot on demand system that is used for purposes of this subdivision shall not be used in an election conducted pursuant to this code unless the system has been certified by the Secretary of State.(d) The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations for purposes of certifying ballot on demand systems.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 734, Sec. 5. (SB 439) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 13005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures|Section 13005.

13005.  (a) Before a user may purchase ballot cards, the user shall request in writing a release for a specific quantity of these ballot cards from the Secretary of State. If the request is in order, the Secretary of State shall issue a written release for that quantity to the manufacturer, or to the authorized warehouse, and to the user. The format, text, and use of the request and release shall be governed by regulations adopted by the Secretary of State.(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a verbal request or verbal release, provided that this verbal request or verbal release is immediately confirmed in writing. The regulations shall expressly deny the manufacturing of ballot cards without a specific release.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 333, Sec. 3. (SB 1404) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Elec Code § 13006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures|Section 13006.

13006.  A user, vendor, or manufacturer shall not warehouse for a subsequent election ballot paper or ballot cards furnished or released by the Secretary of State for a specific election without first obtaining authorization in writing from the Secretary of State for the storage. The authorization shall include the particular details of the amount to be stored so that audit controls may be established and maintained. Ballot paper or ballot cards not used in that election, not authorized to be retained for subsequent elections, and not returned to the Secretary of State, shall be destroyed. A certificate of destruction setting forth the date of destruction and the amount of the ballot paper or ballot cards destroyed shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 333, Sec. 4. (SB 1404) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Elec Code § 13100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13100.

13100.  All ballots used in all elections shall be governed by this chapter unless otherwise specifically provided.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13101.

13101.  (a) In the case of the prevention of an election in any precinct by the loss or destruction of the ballots intended for that precinct, the inspector or other precinct officer for that precinct shall make an affidavit setting forth the fact and transmit it to the Governor. Upon receipt of the affidavit, the Governor may, and upon the application of any candidate for any office to be voted for by the voters of that precinct the Governor shall, order a new election in that precinct.(b) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 41. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 13102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13102.

13102.  (a) All voting shall be by ballot. There shall be provided, at each polling place, at each election at which public officers are to be voted for, but one form of ballot for all candidates for public office, except that, for partisan primary elections, one form of ballot shall be provided for each qualified political party as well as one form of nonpartisan ballot, in accordance with subdivision (b).(b) At partisan primary elections, each voter not registered disclosing a preference for any one of the political parties participating in the election shall be furnished only a nonpartisan ballot, unless the voter requests a ballot of a political party and that political party, by party rule duly noticed to the Secretary of State, authorizes a person who has declined to disclose a party preference to vote the ballot of that political party. The nonpartisan ballot shall contain only the names of all candidates for nonpartisan offices, voter-nominated offices, and measures to be voted for at the primary election. Each voter registered as preferring a political party participating in the election shall be furnished only a ballot for which the voter disclosed a party preference in accordance with Section 2151 or 2152 and the nonpartisan ballot, both of which shall be printed together as one ballot in the form prescribed by Section 13207.(c) A political party may adopt a party rule in accordance with subdivision (b) that authorizes a person who has declined to disclose a party preference to vote the ballot of that political party at the next ensuing partisan primary election. The political party shall notify the party chair immediately upon adoption of that party rule. The party chair shall provide written notice of the adoption of that rule to the Secretary of State not later than the 135th day before the partisan primary election at which the vote is authorized.(d) The county elections official shall maintain a record of which political party’s ballot was requested pursuant to subdivision (b), or whether a nonpartisan ballot was requested, by each person who declined to disclose a party preference. The record shall be made available to any person or committee who is authorized to receive copies of the printed roster for primary and general elections pursuant to Section 2184. A record produced pursuant to this subdivision shall be made available in either a printed or electronic format, as requested by the authorized person or committee.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 106. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13103.

13103.  Every ballot shall contain all of the following:(a) The title of each office, arranged to conform as nearly as practicable to the plan set forth in this chapter.(b) The names of all qualified candidates, except that:(1) Instead of the names of candidates for delegate to the national conventions, there shall be printed the names of the presidential candidates to whom they are pledged or the names of candidates for chairmen of party national convention delegations.(2) Instead of the names of candidates for presidential electors, there shall be printed in pairs the names of the candidates of the respective parties for President and Vice President of the United States. These names shall appear under the title “President and Vice President.”(c) The titles and summaries of measures submitted to vote of the voters.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13104.

13104.  If a candidate changes his or her name within one year of any election, the new name shall not appear upon the ballot unless the change was made by either of the following:(a) Marriage.(b) Decree of any court of competent jurisdiction.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13105.

13105.  (a) In the case of a candidate for a voter-nominated office in a primary election, a general election, or a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator, Member of the United States House of Representatives, State Senator, or Member of the Assembly, immediately to the right of and on the same line as the name of the candidate, or immediately below the name if there is not sufficient space to the right of the name, there shall be identified, as specified by the Secretary of State, the designation made by the candidate pursuant to Section 8002.5. The identification shall be in substantially the following form:(1) In the case of a candidate who designated a political party preference pursuant to Section 8002.5, “Party Preference: ______.”(2) In the case of a candidate who did not state a preference for a political party pursuant to Section 8002.5, “Party Preference: None.”(b) In the case of candidates for President and Vice President, the name of the party shall appear to the right of and equidistant from the pair of names of these candidates and on the same line as the name of the candidate for President, or immediately below the name of the vice presidential candidate if there is not sufficient space to the right of the name.(c) If for a general election any candidate for President of the United States or Vice President of the United States has received the nomination of any additional party or parties, the name(s) shall be printed to the right of the name of the candidate’s own party, or immediately below the name if there is not sufficient space to the right of the name. Party names of a candidate shall be separated by commas. If a candidate has qualified for the ballot by virtue of an independent nomination, the word “Independent” shall be printed instead of the name of a political party in accordance with the above rules.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 1. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13106.

13106.  No title or degree shall appear on the same line on a ballot as a candidate’s name, either before or after the candidate’s name, in the case of any election to any office.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13107.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13107.3.

13107.3.  (a) A candidate who submits a ballot designation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13107 shall file a ballot designation worksheet that supports the use of that ballot designation by the candidate, in a format prescribed by the Secretary of State.(b) The ballot designation worksheet shall be filed with the elections official at the same time that the candidate files his or her declaration of candidacy.(c) In the event that a candidate fails to file a ballot designation worksheet in accordance with subdivision (a), no designation shall appear under the candidate’s name on the ballot.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 547, Sec. 3. (AB 1572) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Elec Code § 13107.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13107.5.

13107.5.  (a) A candidate’s ballot designation as “community volunteer” shall constitute a valid principal vocation or occupation for purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 13107, if not otherwise in violation of any of the restrictions set forth in that section, and subject to the following conditions:(1) A candidate’s community volunteer activities constitute his or her principal profession, vocation, or occupation.(2) A candidate is not engaged concurrently in another principal profession, vocation, or occupation.(3) A candidate may not use the designation of “community volunteer” in combination with any other principal profession, vocation, or occupation designation.(b) The Secretary of State shall by regulation define what constitutes a community volunteer for purposes of this section.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 364, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 13108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13108.

13108.  (a) At the first elections for Representative in Congress, State Senator, Member of the Assembly, and Member of the Board of Equalization in each congressional, senatorial, Assembly, and Board of Equalization district following the adjustment of the boundary lines of the congressional, senatorial, Assembly, and Board of Equalization districts by the Citizens Redistricting Commission pursuant to Section 6 of Article IV, Section 17 of Article XIII, and Section 1 of Article XXI, of the California Constitution, that candidate who shall be deemed the incumbent in a given district for purposes of the election shall be that candidate who is running for the same office that he or she then holds, and who is running for reelection in a district that has the identical boundaries and number as the district from which he or she was last elected.(b) In the event there is no candidate to whom subdivision (a) applies, the incumbent shall be that candidate who is running for the same office that he or she then holds, and who is running for reelection in a district that has the identical boundaries as the district from which he or she was last elected, but that has a different number.(c) In the event there is no candidate to whom subdivision (a) or (b) apply, the incumbent shall be that candidate who is running for the same office that he or she then holds, and who is running for reelection in a district that contains some portion of the territory previously contained within the district from which he or she was last elected. However, in a new district that contains portions of the territory of more than one former district, the incumbent shall be that candidate the greater portion of the population, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, of whose former district is included within the new district.(d) In the event there is no candidate to whom subdivision (a), (b), or (c) apply, the incumbent shall be that candidate who is running for the same office that he or she then holds, and who is running for reelection in a district that has the identical number as the district from which he or she was last elected. However, a candidate for the office of Member of the Assembly shall be considered the incumbent in this case only if the district bearing the same number is located in the same county as the district that previously bore that number.(e) If there is no candidate in a given district to which any of the above provisions apply, the incumbent shall be the person who is a candidate for the same office that he or she then holds who fulfills the residency requirements of law for candidacy within the district.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 887, Sec. 1. (AB 1752) Effective January 1, 2015.)