{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"13241","citation":"Elec. Code, § 13241","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 3. Vote Tabulating Devices [13240. - 13247.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-13/chapter-3/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 57, Sec. 8.   (AB 2835)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>The names of the candidates and the respective offices shall be printed on the ballot in parallel columns at least 2 inches wide.</p>","text":"The names of the candidates and the respective offices shall be printed on the ballot in parallel columns at least 2 inches wide.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/vote-tabulating-devices-13241","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}