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CA Elec Code § 12318 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12318.

12318.  (a) Following the notification of the precinct board members appointed pursuant to Section 12307, the county elections official shall mail or deliver to the county central committee of each qualified political party a copy of the list, and the elections official may notify the same committee of any substitute appointments that are made until the time the notice of final order is sent to the precinct inspector. This list shall have the names of precinct board members in precinct order.(b) In addition, the elections official shall make available a copy of the list prescribed in subdivision (a) to any person requesting a copy. Any person requesting a copy of the list shall sign a roster specifying his or her name, telephone number, and address, and shall provide the elections official with adequate personal identification.(c) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 39. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 12319 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12319.

12319.  The elections official shall immediately mail or deliver to each person appointed as inspector a notice showing the precinct polling place and the voters appointed to serve as election officers in that precinct.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12320.

12320.  No person is eligible to act as an election officer until the declaration required by Section 12321 has been signed.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 12321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12321.

12321.  (a) (1) Each inspector shall sign a declaration of intention to faithfully discharge the duties of inspector and shall return it to the elections official at least 15 days before election day or the first day of service at a vote center. If the inspector fails or refuses to sign and file the declaration, the elections official shall appoint a substitute who shall make and file the application.(2) The declaration of an inspector and each of the declarations of other members of the precinct board provided for in this article shall be signed in the presence of a witness and shall be as binding on the signer as would be an oath of office.(3) The declaration of an inspector shall be in substantially the following form:State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.I do hereby solemnly declare that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will to the best of my ability, faithfully discharge the duties of inspector for polling place or vote center ______ for the election to be held on ______, 20__. .Signed in the presence of  _____ (Signature) _____ on ______, 20__.(b) Before entering upon the performance of duties, each of the precinct board members, other than the inspector, shall sign a declaration of intention to faithfully discharge the duties of an election officer. The declaration shall be signed before any member of the precinct board. The form for each of the declarations shall be provided in the roster for the polling place. The declaration of the precinct board member shall be in substantially the following form:State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.I do hereby solemnly declare that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will to the best of my ability, faithfully discharge the duties of precinct board member for polling place or vote center______ for the election to be held on ______, 20__. .Signed in the presence of  _____ (Signature) _____ on ______, 20__.(c) Any precinct board member may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during the progress of an election. This authorization shall include the power to give any type of oath required of a public employee. There shall be no fee or charge for administering an oath.(d) In lieu of signing and returning the declaration of the inspector, as provided in this chapter, the county elections official may require the inspector to sign the declaration for an election and before entering upon the performance of these duties.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 40. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 12327 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12327.

12327.  (a) If the precinct board members for any precinct have not been appointed or cannot serve, or the polling place has not been designated prior to an election, the county elections official shall, by written order, immediately appoint the precinct board members or designate the polling place for the precinct, as the case may require, and shall notify each precinct board member of the appointment.(b) If, at this time, the elections official cannot make suitable arrangements for a polling place in any precinct in which none has been designated, the elections official may designate a polling place in any contiguous precinct. Any precinct board member serving in this polling place shall be regarded as serving in the proper precinct within the meaning of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 13200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13200.

13200.  Ballots not printed in accordance with this chapter shall not be cast nor counted at any election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13201.

13201.  The ballots of each political party’s central committee shall be designed so that each ballot may be easily and clearly distinguished from, and not confused with, a ballot of any other political party.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 199, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 13202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13202.

13202.  All ballots of the same sort prepared by any county elections official, clerk or secretary of a legislative body, or other person having charge of preparing ballots for the same polling place, shall be precisely the same size, arrangement, quality and tint of paper, and kind of type, and shall be printed with ink of the same tint, so that without the numbers on the stubs it is impossible to distinguish any one of the ballots from the other ballots of the same sort. The names of all candidates printed upon the ballot shall be in type of the same size and character. If there is not sufficient space for a candidate name, the size may be adjusted as close as possible to the size and character of all the other candidate names printed upon the ballot.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 5. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13203.

13203.  Across the top of the ballot shall be printed in boldface capital type not smaller than 30-point, the words “OFFICIAL BALLOT.” Beneath this heading, in the case of a partisan primary election, shall be printed in 18-point boldface capital type the official party designation or the words “NONPARTISAN BALLOT” as applicable. Beneath the heading line or lines, there shall be printed, in boldface type as large as the width of the ballot makes possible, the number of the congressional, Senate, and Assembly district, the name of the county in which the ballot is to be voted, and the date of the election.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 6. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13204.

13204.  (a) The instructions to voters shall be printed below the district designation. The instructions shall begin with the words “INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS:” in no smaller than 16-point capital type. Thereafter, there shall be printed in 10-point capital type all of the following directions that are applicable to the ballot:“To vote for a candidate for Chief Justice of California; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal; or Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, mark the voting target next to the word “Yes.” To vote against that candidate, mark the voting target next to the word“No.”“To vote for any other candidate of your selection, mark the voting target next to the candidate’s name. [When justices of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal do not appear on the ballot, the instructions referring to voting after the word “Yes” or the word “No” will be deleted and the above sentence shall read: “To vote for a candidate whose name appears on the ballot, mark the voting target next to the candidate’s name.”] Where two or more candidates for the same office are to be elected, place a mark next to the names of all candidates for the office for whom you desire to vote, not to exceed, however, the number of candidates to be elected.”“To vote for a qualified write-in candidate, write the person’s name in the blank space provided for that purpose after the names of the other candidates for the same office.”“To vote on any measure, mark the voting target next to the word “Yes” or next to the word “No.”“Marking the ballot outside of the designated space to vote for a candidate or measure may compromise the secrecy of the ballot.”“If you wrongly mark, tear, or deface this ballot, return it to the precinct board member and obtain another.”“On vote by mail ballots mark with pen or pencil.”(b) The instructions to voters shall be separated from the portion of the ballot that contains the various offices and measures to be voted on.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 100, Sec. 1. (AB 1591) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 13205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13205.

13205.  Additional instructions to voters shall appear on the ballot prior to those provided for in Section 13204 under the following conditions:(a) In a primary election at which candidates for delegate to national convention are to be voted upon, the instructions shall read:“To vote for the group of candidates preferring a person whose name appears on the ballot, mark the voting target next to the name of the person preferred. To vote for a group of candidates not expressing a preference for a particular candidate, mark the voting target next to the name of the chairman of the group.”(b) In elections when electors of President and Vice President of the United States are to be chosen, there shall be placed upon the ballot, in addition to the instructions to voters as provided in this chapter, an instruction as follows:“To vote for all of the electors of a party, mark the voting target next to the names of the presidential and vice presidential candidates of that party. A mark of the voting target next to the name of a party and its presidential and vice presidential candidate, is a vote for all of the electors of that party, but for no other candidates.”(c) If a group of candidates for electors has been nominated under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 8400) of Division 8, and has under Chapter 1 (commencing at Section 8300) of Division 8 designated the names of the candidates for President and Vice President of the United States for whom those candidates have pledged themselves to vote, the instructions to voters shall also contain the following:“To vote for those electors who have pledged themselves to vote for a candidate for President and Vice President not supported by any particular party mark the voting target next to the names of those presidential and vice presidential candidates.”(d) If a group of candidates for electors has been nominated by a party not qualified to participate in the election, the instructions to voters shall also contain the following:“To vote for those electors who have pledged themselves to vote for a candidate for President and for Vice President of any party not qualified to participate in the election write in the names and party of those presidential and vice presidential candidates in the blank space provided for that purpose.”(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 8. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13206.

13206.  (a) On the partisan ballot used in a direct primary election, immediately below the instructions to voters, there shall be a box. Within the box shall be printed the words “Party-Nominated Offices.” Immediately below that phrase within the same box shall be printed the following: “Only voters who disclosed a preference upon registering to vote for the same party as the candidate seeking the nomination of any party for the Presidency or election to a party committee may vote for that candidate at the primary election, unless the party has adopted a rule to permit non-party voters to vote in its primary elections.”(b) The same style of box described in subdivision (a) shall also appear over the columns of the nonpartisan part of the ballot and within the box in the same style and point size of type shall be printed “Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices.” Immediately below that phrase within the same box shall be printed the following:“All voters, regardless of the party preference they disclosed upon registration, or refusal to disclose a party preference, may vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated or nonpartisan office. The party preference, if any, designated by a candidate for a voter-nominated office is selected by the candidate and is shown for the information of the voters only. It does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party or that the party approves of the candidate. The party preference, if any, of a candidate for a nonpartisan office does not appear on the ballot.”(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 9. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13206.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13206.5.

13206.5.  (a) (1) On the ballot used in a statewide general election in each year evenly divisible by the number four, immediately below the instructions to voters, there shall be a box. Within the box shall be printed the words “Party-Nominated Offices.” Immediately below that phrase within the same box shall be printed the following: “The party label accompanying the name of a candidate for party-nominated office on the general election ballot means that the candidate is the official nominee of the party shown.”(2) On the ballot used in a statewide general election in each year evenly divisible by the number four, following the portion of the ballot for party-nominated offices, the same style of box described in paragraph (1) shall appear and within the box in the same style and point size of type shall be printed “Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices.” Immediately below that phrase within the same box shall be printed the following: “All voters, regardless of the party preference they disclosed upon registration, or refusal to disclose a party preference, may vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated or nonpartisan office. The party preference, if any, designated by a candidate for a voter-nominated office is selected by the candidate and is shown for the information of the voters only. It does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party or that the party approves of the candidate. The party preference, if any, of a candidate for a nonpartisan office does not appear on the ballot.”(b) On the ballot used in a statewide general election in each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by the number four, immediately below the instructions to voters, there shall be a box. Within the box shall be printed the words “Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices.” Immediately below that phrase within the same box shall be printed the following: “All voters, regardless of the party preference they disclosed upon registration, or refusal to disclose a party preference, may vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated or nonpartisan office. The party preference, if any, designated by a candidate for a voter-nominated office is selected by the candidate and is shown for the information of the voters only. It does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party or that the party approves of the candidate. The party preference, if any, of a candidate for a nonpartisan office does not appear on the ballot.”(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 10. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13207.

13207.  (a) There shall be printed on the ballot in parallel columns all of the following:(1) The respective offices.(2) The names of candidates with sufficient blank spaces to allow the voters to write in names not printed on the ballot, except that no spaces shall be printed for voter-nominated offices at a general election.(3) Whatever measures have been submitted to the voters.(b) In the case of a ballot which is intended for use in a party primary and which carries partisan offices, voter-nominated offices, and nonpartisan offices, a vertical solid black line shall divide the columns containing partisan offices, on the left, from the columns containing nonpartisan offices and voter-nominated offices, on the right.(c) The standard width of columns containing partisan offices, nonpartisan offices, and voter-nominated offices, shall be three inches except that an elections official may vary the width of these columns by up to one inch. The column containing presidential and vice presidential candidates may be as wide as four inches.(d) A measure that is to be submitted to the voters shall be printed in one or more parallel columns to the right of the columns containing the names of candidates and shall be of sufficient width to contain the title and summary of the measure. To the right of or below the title and summary shall be printed, on separate lines, the words “Yes” and “No.”(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. (AB 2835) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 13208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13208.

13208.  (a) In the right-hand margin of each column light vertical lines shall be printed in such a way as to create a voting target next to the name of each candidate for partisan office, voter-nominated office, nonpartisan office (except for Justice of the Supreme Court or justice of a court of appeal), or for chairperson of a group of candidates for delegate to a national convention who express no preference for a presidential candidate. In the case of Supreme Court or appellate justices and in the case of measures submitted to the voters, the lines shall be printed so as to create voting targets to the right of the words “Yes” and “No.” The voting targets shall be used by the voters to express their choices as provided for in the instruction to voters.(b) The standard voting target may be up to one-half inch wide. Voting targets for measures may be as tall as is required by the space occupied by the title and summary.(c) As used in this section, “target” means an object designated as the aim for a voter to make a vote selection.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 11. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 13209.

13209.  Whenever a foreign translation of the ballot is required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 94-73, to appear on the ballot as well as the English language version, the ballot, including a ballot reference page or pages as specified in Section 301, may be so designed as to place the foreign translation next to the voting target.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 12. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)