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CA Elec Code § 13210 (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 13210.

13210.  (a) In the case of candidates for delegate to national convention, there shall be printed in boldface type, not smaller than 12-point, across the column above the names of the persons preferred by the groups of candidates for delegates, the words, “President of the United States.” The words “Vote for one group only” shall extend to the extreme right-hand margin of the column.(b) In the case of candidates for President and Vice President, the words “Vote for One Party” shall appear just below the heading “President and Vice President” and shall be printed so as to appear above the voting targets for that office. The heading “President and Vice President” shall be printed in boldface 12-point type.(c) In that section of the ballot designated for judicial offices, next to the heading “judicial” shall appear the instruction: “Vote yes or no for each office.”(d) In the case of candidates for Justice of the Supreme Court and court of appeal, within the rectangle provided for each candidate, and immediately above each candidate’s name, there shall appear the following: “For (designation of judicial office).” There shall be as many of these headings as there are candidates for these judicial offices. No heading shall apply to more than one judicial office. Underneath each heading shall appear the words “Shall (title and name of Justice) be elected to the office for the term provided by law?”(e) In the case of all other candidates, each group of candidates to be voted on shall be preceded by the designation of the office for which they are running, and the words “vote for one” or “vote for no more than two,” or more, according to the number to be nominated or elected. The designation of the office shall be printed flush with the left-hand margin in boldface type not smaller than 8-point. The words, “vote for ____” shall extend to the extreme right-hand margin of the column. The number of candidates to be nominated or elected shall be printed in boldface type. The designation of the office and the directions for voting shall be separated from the candidates by a light line. There shall be no line between the headings for federal or legislative offices and the designation of the office and the directions for voting.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 13. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13211 (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 13211.

13211.  The names of the candidates shall be printed on the ballot, without indentation, in capital, boldface type not smaller than 8-point.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 14. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13211.5 (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 13211.5.

13211.5.  (a) Each group of names of candidates for a particular office shall be printed in immediate succession to another group of names of candidates for a particular office so as to avoid unnecessary spacing or gaps in the sequence in which each series of groups of names are listed on the ballot.(b) If it is necessary to leave spaces on the ballot in order to provide for the most efficient and least costly process of printing ballots, the spaces shall be located at the end of a column, page, or ballot card wherever possible.(c) If due to voting system constraints it is necessary to leave a space between offices on a column, page, or ballot card, and the space exceeds one inch, written instructions and a downward arrow or other visual indicator shall be printed on the ballot to direct the voter to the next voting space.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 333, Sec. 1. Effective August 5, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 13211.7 (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 13211.7.

13211.7.  (a) (1) In jurisdictions required to provide translated ballot materials pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503), as that section may be amended from time to time, any ballot that provides a translation of a candidate’s name shall contain a phonetic transliteration of the candidate’s name, except as provided in subdivision (b).(2) This section applies only to character-based languages, including, but not limited to, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean.(3) If a candidate’s name is to appear on the ballot in more than one jurisdiction in an election, all of those jurisdictions required to provide translated ballot materials pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503) shall use the same phonetic transliteration or character-based translation of the name.(4) (A) In a jurisdiction in which separate ballots containing translations of the candidates’ names are printed in different languages, both the alphabet-based names and the translations of the candidates’ names, for candidates that have translated names, shall appear on the translated ballot.(B) If a jurisdiction is unable to comply with subparagraph (A) due to limitations of its existing voting system, any new voting system purchased by the jurisdiction after July 1, 2020, shall be able to accommodate the requirements of subparagraph (A).(b) If a candidate has a character-based name by birth, that can be verified by birth certificate or other valid identification, the candidate may use that name on the ballot instead of a phonetic transliteration. A candidate who does not have a character-based name by birth, but who identifies by a particular character-based name and can demonstrate to the local elections official that the candidate has been known and identified within the public sphere by that name over the past two years, may use that name instead of a phonetic transliteration.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 82, Sec. 1. (AB 57) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13212 (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 13212.

13212.  Except for a voter-nominated office at a general election, under the designation of each office shall be printed as many blank spaces, defined by light lines.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 15. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13213 (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 13213.

13213.  Each group of names of candidates for a particular office shall be separated from the succeeding group. Each series of groups shall be headed by the caption “President of the United States,” “President and Vice President,” “State,” “United States Senator,” “United States Representative,” “State Senator,” “Member of the State Assembly,” “County,” or “City” or other proper general classification, as the case may be, printed in boldface capital type. Each caption shall be separated from the names of the candidates beneath.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 16. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13214 (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 13214.

13214.  The left-hand side of the first column of names on the ballot and the right-hand side of the last column of voting targets on the ballot shall be bordered. The binding or stitching of each package of ballots shall be along the top or head of the ballot. If ballots are to be used on a ballot on demand system or another system that prints content onto ballots, ballots are not required to be bound or stitched.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 17. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13215 (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 13215.

13215.  (a) The ballots may be printed on the same leaf with a stub not over one inch in depth. The stub may be separated from the ballot by a horizontal perforated line or rule from side to side. Upon this stub shall be printed only the number of the ballot.(b) Stubs are not required on ballots to be used on a ballot on demand system or another system that prints content onto the ballot.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 18. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13216 (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 13216.

13216.  (a) On each ballot a horizontal non-solid-ruled line shall extend across the top of the ballot below the horizontal perforated line. The same number appearing on the stub shall be printed above the horizontal, non-solid-ruled line on the left side of the ballot. Above this number shall be printed in parentheses in small type as follows: “(This number shall be torn off by a precinct board member and handed to the voter.)”. The words “I HAVE VOTED—HAVE YOU?” may also be printed immediately above or below the number.(b) (1) Next to the ballot number there shall be a short vertical perforated rule or line extending upward from the horizontal non-solid-ruled line to the horizontal perforated line. Immediately above this horizontal non-solid-ruled line shall be printed in boldface lowercase type, at least 12-point in size, enclosed in parentheses, the following: “Fold ballot to this line leaving top margin exposed.”(2) Above this printed direction and midway between it and the top edge of the ballot shall be printed in boldface uppercase type, at least 12-point in size, the following: “Mark the ballot with pen or pencil.”(3) Below this direction and midway between it and the next line shall be printed in boldface uppercase type, at least 12-point in size, enclosed in parentheses and with the first four and last five words underlined or otherwise made prominent, the following: “(VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS MAY BE MARKED WITH PEN AND INK OR PENCIL.)”(c) A ballot stub is not required if the information listed in subdivisions (a) and (b) is presented to the voter on a separate form accompanying the ballot.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 19. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13216.5 (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 13216.5.

13216.5.  A ballot stub may be used, but is not required, for a ballot produced on demand if the quantity of ballots produced for the election can be reconciled by the ballot processing method used by the system generating the ballot for use. The ballots may contain printed and distinguishing marks if secrecy in voting is protected.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 20. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13217 (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 13217.

13217.  (a) The number on each ballot shall be the same as that on the corresponding stub, and the ballots and stubs shall be numbered consecutively in each county, or the ballots and stubs may be numbered consecutively within each combination of congressional, senatorial, and Assembly districts in each county. In a partisan primary election, the sequence of numbers on the official ballots and stubs for each party within each county, or within each political subdivision in each county, shall begin with the number 1.(b) In counties using vote centers, ballots may be serialized in the way that best promotes ballot accounting and with the greatest economic efficiency for the county.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 21. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13218 (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 13218.

13218.  (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a ballot design advisory committee to assist the Secretary of State to promulgate regulations that prescribe ballot design and format.(b) The ballot design advisory committee shall consist of the Secretary of State, or the secretary’s designee, and members to be appointed by the Secretary of State who are recognized ballot design experts and county elections officials or a designee of a county elections official. Each recognized ballot design expert shall have demonstrated experience with ballot design requirements and knowledge of presenting election materials to voters using plain language methods or another method that is easy for voters to access and understand.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 22. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13219 (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 13219.

13219.  When printed, all ballots shall be bound in stub books, of such size as the clerk may determine. A record of the number of ballots printed shall be kept by the officer authorizing the printing. If stubs are not used pursuant to Section 13216, ballots may be bound by another method determined by the county elections official.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 23. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13220 (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 13220.

13220.  If two or more officers are to be elected for the same office for different terms, the terms for which each candidate for the office is nominated shall be printed on the ballot as a part of the title of the office. If at a general election an office is to be filled for a full term and also for a vacancy in another term, the list of candidates for the full term shall be placed on the ballot under the designation of the office with the words “Full Term” printed immediately after that designation, and the list of candidates to fill the vacancy shall be placed on the ballot under the designation of the office with the words “Short Term” printed immediately after that designation.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 2 - Allowable Changes in Ballot Format and Printing|Section 13230.

13230.  (a) If the county elections official determines that, due to the number of candidates and measures that must be printed on the ballot, the ballot will be larger than may be conveniently handled, the county elections official may provide that a nonpartisan ballot shall be given to each partisan voter, together with his or her partisan ballot, and that the material appearing under the heading “Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices” on partisan ballots, as well as the heading itself, shall be omitted from the partisan ballots.(b) If the county elections official so provides, the procedure prescribed for the handling and canvassing of ballots shall be modified to the extent necessary to permit the use of two ballots by partisan voters. The county elections official may, in this case, order the second ballot to be printed on paper of a different tint, and assign to those ballots numbers higher than those assigned to the ballots containing partisan offices.(c) “Partisan voters,” for purposes of this section, includes both persons who have disclosed a party preference pursuant to Section 2151 or 2152 and persons who have declined to disclose a party preference, but who have chosen to vote the ballot of a political party as authorized by that party’s rules duly noticed to the Secretary of State.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 41. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 13231 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 2 - Allowable Changes in Ballot Format and Printing|Section 13231.

13231.  If the elections official of any county finds it necessary in connection with the use of any approved method of vote counting, the elections official may provide for any of the following changes in the format of ballots in one or more precincts at any election:(a) Ballots may be bound and padded at the side.(b) The left and right edge of ballots may be trimmed to the edge of printed material.(c) A series of punched holes may be provided in the upper right-hand portion of each ballot.(d) The ballot number may be placed at any place along the top left-hand corner of the ballot.(e) A cutout section, not to exceed two inches in depth, commencing at the left-hand edge of the far right column of the ballot, may be provided along the top edge of the ballot.(f) Press perforations may be placed between columns of the ballot, from top to bottom, to permit the folding of the ballot at each perforation.(g) “Yes” and “No” columns where necessary, may be as narrow as one-quarter inch wide.(h) The instructions to voters may be placed at the bottom of the ballot instead of at the top of the ballot, and an appropriate reference to the location of the instructions may be printed in the upper right portion of the ballot.(i) The ballot serial number may be placed on any position of the ballot that does not impact other required text or voting targets on the ballot card.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 24. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 13232 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 2 - Allowable Changes in Ballot Format and Printing|Section 13232.

13232.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of conducting the Democratic Party Presidential Primary Election, the Secretary of State may, if it is reasonably necessary to accommodate the limitations of a voter system or vote tabulating device, authorize the county elections officials to do any or all of the following:(a) Vary the order of any office or measure listed in Section 13109, with the exception of President of the United States, United States Representative, State Senator, Member of the Assembly, and judicial offices.(b) Place any office listed in Section 13109 on a second ballot, with the exception of United States Representative, State Senator, Member of the State Assembly, judicial offices, County Superintendent of Schools, County Board of Education Members, and county officers.(c) Place any ballot measure, other than a state measure, on a separate ballot.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13233 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS|CHAPTER 3 - Ballot Printing Specifications|ARTICLE 2 - Allowable Changes in Ballot Format and Printing|Section 13233.

13233.  In a municipal election, if the number of candidates for an office is such that all of the names will not fit in one column of reasonable length, a double column may be used, and all of the following provisions shall apply:(a) The space between the two halves of the double column shall be less than that between the double column and any other columns on the ballot, and the lines separating the columns and the two halves of the double column shall be printed so as to emphasize the fact that the candidates in the double column are running for the same office.(b) The designation of the office and any other words required to be at the top of a single column shall be printed across the top of the entire double column with no dividing line. The words “Vote for one,” “Vote for two,” or more, as the case may be, shall be centered over the entire double column and shall be printed below any other words at the top of the double column.(c) The names of the candidates, including the blank space or spaces necessary to permit the voter to write in the names of persons not printed on the ballot, shall be apportioned as equally as possible between the two columns. The odd space, if any, shall be included in the left-hand column.(d) The double column shall be used for no more than one office and for no more than one term for any office.(e) The order of names and blank spaces in the double column shall be the same as would apply to a single column with the left-hand side of the double column taken first.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13240 (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 13240.

13240.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, the ballots to be counted by means of electronic or electromechanical devices may be of a size, composition, and texture that, and may be printed in any type of ink or combination of inks that, will be suitable for use in the counting devices in which they are intended to be placed.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13241 (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 13241.

13241.  The names of the candidates and the respective offices shall be printed on the ballot in parallel columns at least 2 inches wide.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 57, Sec. 8. (AB 2835) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 13242 (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 13242.

13242.  Where electromechanical vote tabulating devices are used to count all or part of the ballots, the names of presidential candidates may be printed in the same column as the names of candidates for other offices.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13243 (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 13243.

13243.  The ballots may contain printed code marks or punched holes that may be used for placing the ballots in correct reading position in the counting devices. The code marks or punched holes shall not be used in any way that will reveal the identity of the voters voting the ballots.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13244 (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 13244.

13244.  The county voter information guide provided pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 13300) shall include a substantial facsimile of the official ballot, including instructions to voters.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 61. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)