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DIVISION 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS 13000-13600›CHAPTER 3. Ballot Printing Specifications 13200-13282›ARTICLE 3. Vote Tabulating Devices 13240-13247

§ 13247

California Elections Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.”

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

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