{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"19304","citation":"Elec. Code, § 19304","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS [19001. - 19402.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-19"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Elections Using Voting Machines [19300. - 19381.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-19/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [19300. - 19304.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-19/chapter-4/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A write-in ballot shall be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not counted.</p>","text":"A write-in ballot shall be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not counted.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-provisions-19304","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}