DIVISION 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS 13000-13502›CHAPTER 2. Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order 13100-13121
§ 13104
California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
If a candidate changes his or her name within one year of any election, the new name shall not appear upon the ballot unless the change was made by either of the following:
(a) Marriage.
(b) Decree of any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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