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CA Elec Code § 13246 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 3 - Vote Tabulating Devices|Section 13246.

13246.  The device for marking the ballot may be of any size, shape, or form, and the impression made on the ballot may be in the form of a cross, square, circle, rectangle, or any other design that will clearly indicate the choice of the voter. Any type of ink or other substance that will clearly show the voter’s choice may be used in or in conjunction with the marking device.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13247 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 3 - Vote Tabulating Devices|Section 13247.

13247.  The statement of all measures submitted to the voters shall be abbreviated on the ballot in a ballot label as provided for in Section 9051. The ballot label shall be followed by the words, “Yes” and “No.” (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 373, Sec. 38. (AB 753) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Elec Code § 13260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 4 - Punchcards|Section 13260.

13260.  In approving ballots and ballot cards, the Secretary of State shall not give his or her approval unless the following are true:(a) The size, shape, and texture of the ballot card are suitable for use in the automatic device in which it is intended to be placed.(b) The ballot cards are so designed that they can readily be arranged with a section or ballot stub containing the serial number of the ballot and a section with places for the voter to slot or punch holes indicating his or her choices of candidates and votes on measures.(c) If the ballot is to consist of two or more series of cards, appropriate provision may be made for identifying the related series which comprise the ballot.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 4 - Punchcards|Section 13261.

13261.  (a) Each ballot card shall have two stubs attached. The stubs shall be separated from the ballot card and from each other by perforated lines so that they may be readily detached.(b) (1) One stub shall have the serial ballot number printed on it, and shall be detached from the remainder of the ballot before it is handed to the voter.(2) The second stub shall have printed on it all of the following:(A) The same ballot serial number.(B) The words “This ballot stub shall be removed and retained by the voter.”(C) The words “OFFICIAL BALLOT” in uppercase boldface type no smaller than 12 point.(D) In primary elections, the party name, e.g., “Democratic Party,” or the words “Nonpartisan Ballot,” as applicable.(E) The name of the county.(F) The date of the election.(G) Where not otherwise provided, instructions to the voter on how to mark the ballot with the marking device, how to vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot, and how to secure an additional ballot card if the ballot card is spoiled or marked erroneously.(3) If the information listed in subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of paragraph (2) must also appear in one or more languages other than English under the provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 as extended by Public Law 94-73, and there is insufficient room for all the information to be set forth in all the required languages while at the same time appearing in a type size sufficiently large to be readable, the official in charge of the election may delete information set forth in subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (2), in the order listed, until there is sufficient room.(c) In addition to the instructions to voters printed on the ballot or ballot stub, there shall be displayed in each voting booth instructions to voters substantially in the same form and wording as appears on paper ballots.Precinct numbers may also be placed on the ballot.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 118, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 13262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 4 - Punchcards|Section 13262.

13262.  (a) The ballot shall contain the same material as to candidates and measures, and shall be printed in the same order as provided for paper ballots, and may be arranged in parallel columns on one or more ballot cards as required, except that the column in which the voter marks his or her choices may be at the left of the names of candidates and the designation of measures.(b) If there are a greater number of candidates for an office or for a party nomination for an office than the number whose names can be placed on one pair of facing ballot pages, a series of overlaying pages printed only on the same, single side shall be used, and the ballot shall be clearly marked to indicate that the list of candidates for the office is continued on the following page or pages. If the names of candidates for the office are not required to be rotated, they shall be rotated by groups of candidates in a manner so that the name of each candidate shall appear on each page of the ballot in approximately the same number of precincts as the names of all other candidates.(c) Space shall be provided on the ballot or on a separate write-in ballot to permit voters to write in names not printed on the ballot when authorized by law. The size of the voting square and the spacing of the material may be varied to suit the conditions imposed by the use of ballot cards, provided the size of the type is not reduced below the minimum size requirements set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100).(d) The statement of measure submitted to the voters may be abbreviated if necessary on the ballot, provided that each and every statement of measures on that ballot is abbreviated. Abbreviation of matters to be voted on throughout the state shall be composed by the Attorney General.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 4 - Punchcards|Section 13263.

13263.  The county voter information guide provided pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 13300) shall be printed in either of two formats: (a) booklet form, or (b) on one or more sheets on one or both sides. The county voter information guide shall be printed on white or tinted paper and shall include a substantial facsimile of the ballot, including instructions to voters.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 62. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 13264 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 4 - Punchcards|Section 13264.

13264.  If more than one ballot card is used at an election, different tints of cardboard stock or other suitable means may be used for each series of ballot cards to facilitate the sorting of ballots.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13265 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 4 - Punchcards|Section 13265.

13265.  If the number of offices and measures to be voted upon at an election cannot be accommodated on one ballot card, the elections official may, at his or her discretion, place part of the ballot upon more than one ballot card. He or she may also place part of the ballot upon the ballot card or ballot cards and the remainder upon paper, provided that a single ballot measure or the candidates for a single office may not be so split.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13266 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 4 - Punchcards|Section 13266.

13266.  If punchcard ballots are used for vote by mail voting, the ballots shall be marked by pencil, or by a marking device that enables the voter to register his or her vote by punching or slotting the ballot card. Counting of punchcard ballots marked by pencil may be as with paper ballots, or a true duplicate copy of each ballot may be prepared using the same procedure as provided by Section 15271. Vote by mail voter ballots so prepared shall be counted by the counting device.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 75. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 13267 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 4 - Punchcards|Section 13267.

13267.  If an official ballot consisting of one or more individual ballot cards upon which the names of candidates and measures are printed is used for vote by mail voting, the two stubs specified in Section 13261 may be eliminated from the ballot cards by printing a group style number on each card and by printing the information required by subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 13261 on a separate form accompanying the official ballot. If the two stubs are not eliminated, the language required by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 13261 to be printed on the second stub may be omitted.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 76. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 13282 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 5 - Ballot Labels|Section 13282.

13282.  Whenever the Attorney General prepares a ballot label, the Attorney General shall file a copy of the ballot label with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall make a copy of the ballot label available for public examination prior to the printing of the ballot label on any ballot. The public shall be permitted to examine the ballot label for at least 20 days, and the Secretary of State may consolidate the examination requirement under this section with the public examination requirements set forth in Section 9092. A voter may seek a writ of mandate requiring a ballot label, or portion thereof, to be amended or deleted. The provisions set forth in Section 9092 concerning the issuance of the writ and the nature of the proceedings shall be applicable to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 373, Sec. 41. (AB 753) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Elec Code § 14200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 1 - Election Day Posting Requirements|Section 14200.

14200.  A member of each precinct board shall cause the following voting information to be publicly posted at each polling place:(a) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for the election.(b) Information regarding the date of the election and the hours during which polling places will be open.(c) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and how to cast a provisional ballot.(d) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time voters under Section 303(b) of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.).(e) General information on voting rights under applicable federal and state laws, including information on the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to have been violated.(f) General information on federal and state laws regarding prohibitions on acts of fraud and misrepresentation as they pertain to elections.(g) Information regarding the languages other than English in which members of the precinct board can assist voters. The information shall be provided in all of the languages other than English spoken by the members.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 845, Sec. 8.5. (AB 918) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 14202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 1 - Election Day Posting Requirements|Section 14202.

14202.  (a) Before opening the polls, the precinct board shall post in separate, convenient places at or near the polling place, and of easy access to the voters, at least one printed copy of the voter list for that polling place. The copies of the voter list shall be by street address in numerical order.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in elections conducted using vote centers, at each polling place the elections official or the precinct board shall provide access to the voter list.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 52. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 14203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 1 - Election Day Posting Requirements|Section 14203.

14203.  The precinct officer shall post the signs required by Section 14106 in plain view within each voting booth or compartment whenever an election has been canceled pursuant to Section 8026.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14210.

14210.  The members of each precinct board shall distribute the duties devolving upon the precinct board, which are in addition to their individual duties, in a manner they deem most advantageous.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14211.

14211.  The polling places shall be arranged so that neither the ballot containers nor the voting booths or compartments shall be hidden from the view of those present.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14212.

14212.  The polls shall be open at 7 a.m. of the day of any election, and shall be kept open until 8 p.m. of the same day, when the polls shall be closed, except as provided in Sections 4005, 4007, and 14401.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 53. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 14213 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14213.

14213.  Before the precinct board receives any ballots, it shall proclaim aloud at the place of election that the polls are open.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14214.

14214.  Voting shall commence as soon as the polls are opened and shall be continued during the time the polls remain open.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14215.

14215.  Before receiving any ballots, the precinct board, in the presence of any persons assembled at the polling place, shall open and exhibit and close the ballot container or containers. Thereafter, the ballot container or containers shall not be removed from the polling place or presence of the bystanders until all the ballots are counted, nor opened until after the polls are finally closed.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14216 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14216.

14216.  (a) Any person desiring to vote shall state or provide his or her name and address and, upon the precinct officers finding the name in the roster, the voter shall then sign his or her name in the space provided or, if the voter is unable to sign, shall have his or her name signed by another person on the roster provided for that purpose, whereupon a challenge may be interposed as provided in this article.(b) The signature shall be capable of being retained for the prescribed retention period for the election being conducted.(c) This section does not prohibit the use of technology to capture the signature prescribed by subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 54. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 14217 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14217.

14217.  If the precinct board is unable to find a voter’s name upon the roster, it shall inform the voter that he or she may cast a provisional ballot and the procedure for doing so. If the voter elects to cast a provisional ballot, the precinct board shall furnish the voter with a provisional ballot, in accordance with Section 14310.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 55. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 14218 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14218.

14218.  If the surname of any person offering to vote has been changed since the person has registered, the person shall sign his or her name as it was before the change and also the appropriate name as it is at the time the person votes, indicating on the roster on the same line by brackets or other means that the two names are the name of one person.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14219 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14219.

14219.  The precinct board shall provide, upon request, to a voter for use in the voting booth or compartment, a copy of the facsimile ballot containing ballot measures and instructions printed in Spanish or in other languages, as required by Section 14201, unless county voter information guides and ballots for voting are already being provided in that language under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 94-73.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 78. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 14220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14220.

14220.  At any election, a majority of the members of any precinct board shall be present at the polling place at all times while the polling place is open.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14221.

14221.  Only voters engaged in receiving, preparing, or depositing their ballots and persons authorized by the precinct board to keep order and enforce the law may be permitted to be within the voting booth area before the closing of the polls.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14222.

14222.  Nothing contained in this code shall prevent a voter from being accompanied by a child or children under the age of 18 years while the voter is within the voting booth area if the child is, or children are, under the voter’s care.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 104, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 14223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14223.

14223.  (a) Only members of the precinct board, and persons while signing their names on the roster, shall be permitted, during the hours within which voting is in progress, to sit at the desk or table used by the precinct board.(b) Any person may inspect the roster while voting is in progress and while votes are being counted. However, this shall not be done at a time or in a manner which will impede, interfere, or interrupt the normal process of voting.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14224.

14224.  (a) Except as provided in Section 14222, a voting booth or compartment shall not be occupied by more than one person at a time, unless the voter is eligible under the assisted-voter provisions.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a voter shall not remain in or occupy a voting booth or compartment longer than is necessary to mark his or her ballot, which shall not exceed 10 minutes.(2) If a voter informs a precinct board member that the voter requires additional time to mark his or her ballot, a longer period shall be allowed. However, if the precinct board member determines that the voter is attempting to interfere with the conduct of the election and does not require additional time to mark his or her ballot, the precinct board member may contact the elections official, who may order that the voter not be provided with additional time to mark his or her ballot.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 238, Sec. 1. (AB 1724) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Elec Code § 14225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14225.

14225.  Members of the precinct board shall not deposit in the ballot container any ballot from which the slip containing the number of the ballot has not been removed by a member of the precinct board and handed to the voter. This section does not apply to a vote by mail ballot.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 547, Sec. 5. (AB 1572) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Elec Code § 14227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14227.

14227.  Any member of the precinct board, when using a language other than English at the polls, shall communicate with voters in that language only as he or she would be lawfully permitted to communicate in English under the code. The member shall be subject to like penalty for any illegal communication as if it had occurred in English.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 14227.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls|ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures|Section 14227.5.

14227.5.  (a) At a partisan primary election, before providing a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference with a nonpartisan ballot or before the voter enters the voting booth, as applicable, a member of the precinct board shall provide a uniform notification to the voter informing him or her that he or she may request a political party’s ballot and the name of each political party that has authorized a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in its ballot.(b) A county elections official shall train the members of a precinct board regarding their duties under subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 819, Sec. 4. (AB 837) Effective January 1, 2018.)