{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"13002","citation":"Elec. Code, § 13002","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS [13000. - 13600.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-13"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Purchasing Procedures [13000. - 13006.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-13/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 333, Sec. 1.   (SB 1404)   Effective January 1, 2011.","effective":"2011-01-01","html":"<p>Ballot paper and ballot cards used by a jurisdiction holding an election pursuant to the laws of California shall be tinted and watermarked or overprinted with a design, to be furnished by the Secretary of State, so that the watermark or overprint is plainly discernible.</p>","text":"Ballot paper and ballot cards used by a jurisdiction holding an election pursuant to the laws of California shall be tinted and watermarked or overprinted with a design, to be furnished by the Secretary of State, so that the watermark or overprint is plainly discernible.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/purchasing-procedures-13002","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}