{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"13206.5","citation":"Elec. Code, § 13206.5","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. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 22.   (AB 1219)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>(a) (1) On the ballot used in a statewide general election in each year evenly divisible by the number four, immediately before or above the contest for President, the following words shall be printed:</p><p>“Party-Nominated Offices</p><p>Candidates for these offices are the official nominee of the party displayed with their name.”</p><p>(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 following words shall be printed:</p><p>“Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices</p><p>Candidates display a party preference (or None) for the information of voters. This is not a party endorsement or approval.”</p><p>(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, the following words shall be printed:</p><p>“Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices</p><p>Candidates display a party preference (or None) for the information of voters. This is not a party endorsement or approval.”</p>","text":"(a) (1) On the ballot used in a statewide general election in each year evenly divisible by the number four, immediately before or above the contest for President, the following words shall be printed: “Party-Nominated Offices Candidates for these offices are the official nominee of the party displayed with their name.” (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 following words shall be printed: “Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices Candidates display a party preference (or None) for the information of voters. This is not a party endorsement or approval.” (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, the following words shall be printed: “Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices Candidates display a party preference (or None) for the information of voters. This is not a party endorsement or approval.”","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-provisions-13206-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}