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Elections Code § 14290

ARTICLE 4. Issuing Ballots and Voting

Current as of September 28, 2026Elec. Code, § 14290Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

The precinct board shall immediately cancel, without unfolding them, all the spoiled ballots returned. The board shall write the word “spoiled” on the back of each spoiled ballot in ink or indelible pencil and return the spoiled ballots with the unused ballots.