Elections Code section 13002

Ballot paper and ballot cards used by a jurisdiction holding an election pursuant to the laws of California shall be tinted and watermarked or overprinted with a design, to be furnished by the Secretary of State, so that the watermark or overprint is plainly discernible.

Source: Section 13002, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=13002. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_13002

Original Source: Section 13002, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=13002. (last accessed May 12, 2025).