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DIVISION 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES 14000-14443›CHAPTER 3. Procedures at Polls 14200-14314›ARTICLE 4. Issuing Ballots and Voting 14270-14300

§ 14285

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

Where two or more candidates for the same office are to be elected, and the voter desires to vote for candidates for that office, the voter shall, by using the provided marking device, place a mark in the voting square, rectangle, or other specific voting space following the names of the candidates for that office for whom the voter intends to vote, not exceeding, however, the number of candidates to be elected.

(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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