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DIVISION 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS 13000-13502›CHAPTER 3. Ballot Printing Specifications 13200-13282›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 13200-13220

§ 13212

California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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 or rules at least three-eighths of an inch apart but no more than one-half inch apart, as there are candidates to be nominated or elected to the office.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 40. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)

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