{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"13201","citation":"Elec. Code, § 13201","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 3. Ballot Printing Specifications [13200. - 13282.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-13/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [13200. - 13220.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-13/chapter-3/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 199, Sec. 43.   Effective January 1, 1999.","effective":"1999-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-provisions-13201","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}