Except for a voter-nominated office at a general election, under the designation of each office shall be printed as many blank spaces, defined by light lines, as there are candidates to be nominated or elected to the office.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 28. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Terms Used In California Elections Code 13212

  • Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
  • Voter-nominated office: means a congressional or state elective office for which a candidate may choose to have his or her party preference or lack of party preference indicated upon the ballot. See California Elections Code 359.5
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