§ 13201 Party Ballot Distinction Rules

Elections Code·California

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This law says that each political party must make its ballot look different enough so voters can tell it apart from other parties' ballots.

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•Every party’s ballot has to be designed to stand out from the others.
•The design must be clear enough that no one confuses one party’s ballot with another’s.
•The rule applies to the central committee of each political party.

Example

At a voting place, the Democratic Party's ballot is printed on blue paper while the Republican Party's ballot is printed on red paper.

Because the ballots are different colors, voters can easily see which one belongs to which party and won’t mix them up.

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§ 13201 Party Ballot Distinction Rules

The ballots of each political party’s central committee shall be designed so that each ballot may be easily and clearly distinguished from, and not confused with, a ballot of any other political party. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 199, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 1999.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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ballots political party’s central committee distinguished not confused with

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 13201.

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