{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"13212","citation":"Elec. Code, § 13212","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. 28.   (AB 1219)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>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, as there are candidates to be nominated or elected to the office.</p>","text":"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, as there are candidates to be nominated or elected to the office.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-provisions-13212","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}