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CA Elec Code § 13109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13109.

13109.  The order of precedence of offices on the ballot shall be as listed below for those offices and measures that apply to the election for which this ballot is provided. Beginning in the column to the left:(a) Under the heading, PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT:Nominees of the qualified political parties and independent nominees for President and Vice President.(b) Under the heading, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:(1) Names of the presidential candidates to whom the delegates are pledged.(2) Names of the chairpersons of unpledged delegations.(c) Under the heading, STATE:(1) Governor.(2) Lieutenant Governor.(3) Secretary of State.(4) Controller.(5) Treasurer.(6) Attorney General.(7) Insurance Commissioner.(8) Member, State Board of Equalization.(d) Under the heading, UNITED STATES SENATOR:Candidates or nominees to the United States Senate.(e) Under the heading, UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE:Candidates or nominees to the House of Representatives of the United States.(f) Under the heading, STATE SENATOR:Candidates or nominees to the State Senate.(g) Under the heading, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY:Candidates or nominees to the Assembly.(h) Under the heading, COUNTY COMMITTEE:Members of the County Central Committee.(i) Under the heading, JUDICIAL:(1) Chief Justice of California.(2) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.(3) Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal.(4) Associate Justice, Court of Appeal.(5) Judge of the Superior Court.(6) Marshal.(j) Under the heading, SCHOOL:(1) Superintendent of Public Instruction.(2) County Superintendent of Schools.(3) County Board of Education Members.(4) College District Governing Board Members.(5) Unified District Governing Board Members.(6) High School District Governing Board Members.(7) Elementary District Governing Board Members.(k) Under the heading, COUNTY:(1) County Supervisor.(2) Other offices in alphabetical order by the title of the office.(l) Under the heading, CITY:(1) Mayor.(2) Member, City Council.(3) Other offices in alphabetical order by the title of the office.(m) Under the heading, DISTRICT:Directors or trustees for each district in alphabetical order according to the name of the district.(n) Under the heading, MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS and the appropriate heading from subdivisions (a) through (m), above, ballot measures in the order, state through district shown above, and within each jurisdiction, in the order prescribed by the official certifying them for the ballot.(o) In order to allow for the most efficient use of space on the ballot in counties that use a voting system, as defined in Section 362, the county elections official may vary the order of subdivisions (j), (k), (l), (m), and (n) as well as the order of offices within these subdivisions. However, the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction shall always precede any school, county, or city office, and state measures shall always precede local measures.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 99. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 13109.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13109.5.

13109.5.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 13109 to the contrary, and to facilitate compliance with Section 13206, the elections official may list the offices specified in subdivision (h) of Section 13109 directly after the offices specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 13109, when the offices specified in those subsections are on the ballot, or at the end of the ballot in elections at which the offices specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 13109 are not listed on the ballot.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 47. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)
CA Elec Code § 13109.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13109.8.

13109.8.  For the purposes of Sections 13109.7 and 13109.9, the order of precedence of offices on the ballot shall be as listed below for those offices and measures that apply to the election for which the ballot is provided. Beginning in the column to the left:(a) Under the heading, CITY/LOCAL:(1) Mayor.(2) Member, City Council.(3) Unified School District Board Members.(4) High School District Board Members.(5) Elementary School District Board Members.(6) College District Governing Board Members.(7) Other offices in alphabetical order by the title of the office.(8) Candidates or nominees to the State Senate.(9) Candidates or nominees to the State Assembly.(10) Candidates or nominees to the House of Representatives of the United States.(11) City local initiatives and ballot measures.(12) Local school district initiatives and ballot measures.(b) Under the heading, DISTRICT:(1) Directors or trustees for each district in alphabetical order according to the name of the district.(2) District initiatives and ballot measures.(c) Under the heading, COUNTY:(1) County Supervisor.(2) Sheriff.(3) Assessor.(4) County Superintendent of Schools.(5) County Board of Education.(6) Other offices in alphabetical order by the title of the office.(7) Judge of the Superior Court.(8) County Marshall.(9) Members of the County Central Committee.(10) County initiatives and ballot measures.(d) Under the heading, STATE:(1) Governor.(2) Lieutenant Governor.(3) Secretary of State.(4) Controller.(5) Treasurer.(6) Attorney General.(7) Insurance Commissioner.(8) Member, State Board of Equalization.(9) Superintendent of Public Instruction.(10) Statewide initiatives and ballot measures.(e) Under the heading, STATE JUDICIAL:(1) Chief Justice of California.(2) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.(3) Presiding Judge, Court of Appeal.(4) Associate Justice, Court of Appeal.(f) Under the heading, NATIONAL ELECTION:(1) Under the subheading, PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT:(A) Nominees of the qualified political parties and independent nominees for President and Vice President.(B) Names of the presidential candidates to whom the delegates are pledged.(C) Names of the chairperson of unpledged delegations.(2) Candidates or nominees to the United States Senate.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 927, Sec. 2. (SB 25) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 13109.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13109.9.

13109.9.  Notwithstanding Section 13109, the county elections official for the County of Los Angeles may use the alternate ballot order described in Sections 13109.8 and 13109.10 for elections conducted after the completion of the pilot project described in Section 13109.7. Notwithstanding any other law, the county elections official may adjust ballot instructions to the extent necessary to conform to the alternate ballot order.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 316, Sec. 3. (AB 1495) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 13109.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13109.10.

13109.10.  (a) When a special election to fill a vacancy in the State Senate, State Assembly, United States House of Representatives, or United States Senate is consolidated with the regularly scheduled election for that office for the term following the term in which the vacancy occurred, the order of precedence of offices on the ballot for the County of Los Angeles shall be as listed in this section. Beginning in the column to the left:(1) Under the heading, REGULAR ELECTION:Candidates or nominees to the State Senate, State Assembly, United States House of Representatives, or United States Senate, as applicable, for the term following the term in which the vacancy occurred.(2) Under the heading, SPECIAL ELECTION:Candidates or nominees to the State Senate, State Assembly, United States House of Representatives, or United States Senate, as applicable, for the remainder of the term in which the vacancy occurred.(3) All other offices and measures shall be listed after the offices listed pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) according to the alternate ballot order described in Section 13109.8.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until the first January 1 that occurs at least four years after the declaration date described in subdivision (a) of Section 13109.7, and as of that date is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 316, Sec. 4. (AB 1495) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed on date prescribed by its own provisions.)
CA Elec Code § 13110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13110.

13110.  The group of names of candidates for any partisan office, voter-nominated office, or nonpartisan office shall be the same on the ballots of all voters entitled to vote for candidates for that office, except that in partisan primary elections, the names of candidates for nomination to partisan office shall appear only on the ballots of the political party, the nomination of which they seek, and candidates for election to a political party committee shall appear only on the ballots of the political party for which the candidate seeks election.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 48. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)
CA Elec Code § 13113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13113.

13113.  (a) In the case of an election of candidates in a special district, school district, charter city (whose charter does not provide to the contrary), or other local government body, occurring on other than one of the election dates specified in subdivision (b) of Section 13112, the official responsible for conducting the election shall, at the same time that the election is called, notify the Secretary of State by registered mail of the date of the election, the date of the close of filing, and the last possible date for filing in the event there is an extension of filing due to an incumbent failing to file. The Secretary of State shall conduct a randomized alphabet drawing pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13112 on the first weekday following the last possible day of filing in the event there is an extension for the election.(b) Except as provided for runoff elections in subdivision (d), if two or more drawings for local government elections would occur on the same date, the Secretary of State may use a single randomized alphabet drawing for all of these elections. The Secretary of State shall communicate the results of the drawing by registered mail to each respective official responsible for conducting the election who shall use it to determine the order on the ballot of all candidates’ names.(c) All drawings held pursuant to this section shall be open to the public.(d) If a charter city conducts a runoff election, it shall use the results of a randomized alphabet drawing separate from the results of the randomized alphabet drawing used for the initial election for that runoff election. The city shall, within three days following the initial election, notify the Secretary of State by registered mail of the date of the election and request that he or she conduct a randomized alphabet drawing for the runoff election. The Secretary of State shall immediately conduct a randomized alphabet drawing for the runoff election and communicate the results of the drawing to the elections official responsible for conducting the runoff election who shall use the results to determine the order of all the candidates’ names on the ballot. The results of the randomized alphabet drawing shall be clearly labeled “FOR USE IN A RUNOFF ELECTION ONLY.”(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 508, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Elec Code § 13115 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13115.

13115.  The order in which all state measures that are to be submitted to the voters shall appear on the ballot is as follows:(a) Bond measures, including those proposed by initiative, in the order in which they qualify.(b) Constitutional amendments, including those proposed by initiative, in the order in which they qualify.(c) Legislative measures, other than those described in subdivision (a) or (b), in the order in which they are approved by the Legislature.(d) Initiative measures, other than those described in subdivision (a) or (b), in the order in which they qualify.(e) Referendum measures, in the order in which they qualify.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 57. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 13116 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13116.

13116.  (a) In an election at which state, county, city, or other local measures are submitted to a vote of the voters, all state measures shall be numbered in numerical order, as provided in this chapter or division. All county, city, or other local measures shall be designated by a letter, instead of a figure, printed on the left margin of the square containing the description of the measure, commencing with the letter “A” and continuing in alphabetical order, one letter for each of these measures appearing on the ballot.(b) An elections official may commence designating local measures with any letter of the alphabet following the letter “A,” and continuing in alphabetical order, in order to avoid voter confusion that might result from different local measures carrying the same letter designation in successive elections.(c) Where two or more counties or cities submitting measures to the voters are in close proximity, the elections officials of those counties or cities may mutually agree to use letter designation for ballot measures that will not conflict or confuse the voter.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13117 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13117.

13117.  (a) Commencing with the November 3, 1998, general election, all state measures in all elections at which state measures are submitted to a vote of the voters shall be numbered in a continuous sequence, commencing with the number “1” and continuing in numerical sequence for a period of 10 years from the year of commencement.(b) At the completion of a 10-year cycle, the numbering sequence shall recommence with the number “1” at the next election at which state measures are submitted to a vote of the voters.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 58, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 13118 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13118.

13118.  The following rules apply when a person who is a candidate for an office believes that another person with a name that is so similar that it may be confused with the candidate’s name has filed or will file a nomination paper for the same office:(a) The candidate may, at the time of filing the candidate’s nomination paper, or within five days after the time for filing nomination papers has expired, file with the elections official a statement that shall be in substance as follows:“I ____, believe that another person, whose name is so similar to mine that it may be confused with mine, has filed or will file a nomination paper for the same office for which I have filed a nomination paper, and I therefore request and direct that the elections official assign a number to each candidate with a similar name to be printed on the ballot as a distinguishing mark. _____  _____ NameCandidate for the officeof  ”(b) The distinguishing mark shall be a number, commencing with the number “1” and continuing in numerical sequence until each candidate with a similar name has been assigned a distinguishing number, and shall be printed at the right of the name on the ballot.(c) The first candidate who filed the candidate’s nomination papers shall have the number “1” and each subsequent candidate, based on the time of filing the candidate’s nomination papers, shall be assigned the next number in numerical sequence.(d) In addition to the designated numbers that the elections official shall place on the ballot when the above conditions are met, the elections official shall place on the ballot, immediately preceding the names of the candidates to be voted upon, or on the contest header if there is not sufficient space immediately preceding the name, the following warning:“Warning!   There are two (or applicable number) candidates for this office with identical names.”This warning shall also be included, in a prominent manner, on any state voter information guide, county voter information guide, or other mailing sent by the elections official, before the election, to persons eligible to vote for this office.(e) To determine the order on the ballot for the candidates with similar names, the elections official shall conduct a drawing of the numbers assigned to the candidates in a similar manner as provided for in Section 13112.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 2. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13119 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13119.

13119.  (a) The ballots used when voting upon a measure proposed by a local governing body or submitted to the voters as an initiative or referendum measure pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9000), including a measure authorizing the issuance of bonds or the incurrence of debt, shall have printed on them the words “Shall the measure (stating the nature thereof) be adopted?” To the right or below the statement of the measure to be voted on, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets. If a voter marks the voting target next to the printed word “Yes,” the voter’s vote shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the measure. If the voter marks the voting target next to the printed word “No,” the voter’s vote shall be counted against its adoption.(b) If the proposed measure imposes a tax or raises the rate of a tax, the ballot shall include in the statement of the measure to be voted on the amount of money to be raised annually and the rate and duration of the tax to be levied.(c) The statement of the measure shall be a true and impartial synopsis of the purpose of the proposed measure, and shall be in language that is neither argumentative nor likely to create prejudice for or against the measure.(d) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Local governing body” means the governing body of a city, county, city and county, including a charter city or charter county, or district, including a school district.(2) “Target” means an object designated as the aim for a voter to make a vote selection.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 3. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13120.

13120.  The ballots used when voting upon a state, county, city, or district statute or ordinance referred to the voters of the respective jurisdiction as a referendum measure pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9000) shall have printed on them the words “Shall the statute (or ordinance) (stating the nature thereof, including any identifying number or title) be adopted?” Opposite the statement of the statute or ordinance to be voted on and to its right, or immediately below if there is not sufficient space opposite the statement or ordinance and to its right, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets. If a voter marks the voting target next to the printed word “Yes,” the voter’s vote shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the ordinance or statute. If the voter marks the voting target next to the printed word “No,” the voter’s vote shall be counted against its adoption.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 4. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13121 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order|Section 13121.

13121.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the county elections official conducting any school election shall not be required to provide more than one ballot to the same voter for the purpose of voting on separate propositions at the same election. However, no voter shall be presented with a ballot containing a proposition on which he or she is not entitled to vote by reason of not residing within the district or area affected by the proposition.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 4 - State and County Voter Information Guides|Section 13300.

13300.  (a) By at least 29 days before the partisan primary, each county elections official shall prepare a separate county voter information guide for each political party and a separate nonpartisan county voter information guide. The county elections official shall place in each guide, as applicable, in the order provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100), and under the appropriate title of each office, the names of all candidates for whom nomination papers have been duly filed with the county elections official or have been certified to the county elections official by the Secretary of State, to be voted for in the county elections official’s county at the partisan primary election.(b) The county voter information guides shall include a substantial facsimile of the official ballots, except as otherwise provided by law. The county voter information guides shall be printed on paper of a different texture from the paper to be used for the official ballot.(c) One county voter information guide of the party for which the voter has disclosed a preference, as evidenced by the voter’s registration, shall be mailed no later than 10 days before the election to each voter entitled to vote at the primary who registered at least 29 days before the election. A nonpartisan county voter information guide shall be so mailed to each voter who is not registered as preferring any of the parties participating in the primary election. On election day the voter may, upon request, vote the ballot of a political party if authorized by the party’s rules, duly noticed to the Secretary of State.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 566, Sec. 2. (SB 151) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13300.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 4 - State and County Voter Information Guides|Section 13300.5.

13300.5.  In order to facilitate the timely production and distribution of county voter information guides, the county elections official may prepare a combined county voter information guide.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 65. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)