DIVISION 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS 13000-13502›CHAPTER 3. Ballot Printing Specifications 13200-13282›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 13200-13220
§ 13203
California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Across the top of the ballot shall be printed in heavy-faced gothic capital type not smaller than 30-point, the words “OFFICIAL BALLOT.” However, if the ballot is no wider than a single column, the words “OFFICIAL BALLOT” may be as small as 24-point. Beneath this heading, in the case of a partisan primary election, shall be printed in 18-point boldface gothic capital type the official party designation or the words “NONPARTISAN BALLOT” as applicable. Beneath the heading line or lines, there shall be printed, in boldface type as large as the width of the ballot makes possible, the number of the congressional, Senate, and Assembly district, the name of the county in which the ballot is to be voted, and the date of the election.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 898, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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