{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"14288","citation":"Elec. Code, § 14288","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES [14000. - 14443.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-14"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Procedures at Polls [14200. - 14314.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-14/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Issuing Ballots and Voting [14270. - 14300.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-14/chapter-3/article-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If a voter spoils or defaces a ballot, the voter shall at once return it to the ballot clerk and receive another ballot. A voter shall not receive more than a total of three ballots, including his or her original ballot, in this manner.</p>","text":"If a voter spoils or defaces a ballot, the voter shall at once return it to the ballot clerk and receive another ballot. A voter shall not receive more than a total of three ballots, including his or her original ballot, in this manner.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/issuing-ballots-and-voting-14288","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}