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Elections Code § 13247

ARTICLE 3. Vote Tabulating Devices

Current as of September 28, 2026Elec. Code, § 13247Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 162, Sec. 9. (AB 421) Effective September 8, 2023.

The statement of all measures submitted to the voters shall be abbreviated on the ballot in a ballot label as provided for in Section 9051. The ballot label shall be followed by the words, “Yes” and “No”, except for a statewide referendum measure. The ballot label for a statewide referendum measure shall be followed by the words, “Keep the law” and “Overturn the law.”