{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"13209","citation":"Elec. Code, § 13209","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. 24.   (AB 1219)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>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 may be so designed as to place the foreign translation next to the voting target.</p>","text":"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 may be so designed as to place the foreign translation next to the voting target.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-provisions-13209","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}