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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

§ 13209

California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Whenever a foreign translation of the ballot is required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 94-73, to appear on the ballot as well as the English language version, the ballot, including a ballot reference page or pages as specified in Section 301, may be so designed as to place the foreign translation next to the voting target.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 863, Sec. 12. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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