Cal. Elec. Code § 14284
Issuing Ballots and Voting
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2011
(a) All ballots, except vote by mail voter ballots, shall be marked only with the marking device provided by law.
(a) All ballots shall be marked only with the marking device provided by the elections official or, for vote by mail ballots, recommended by the elections official.
(b) To prevent voters from marking their ballots with a pen or pencil, at the time of delivering a ballot to a voter, the precinct officer shall distinctly state that the voter shall mark the ballot with the device provided by law or the ballot will not be counted.
(b) If a ballot cannot be tabulated because of the marking device used, it shall be processed as specified in Section 15210.
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