Elections Code section 14218

If the surname of any person offering to vote has been changed since the person has registered, the person shall sign his or her name as it was before the change and also the appropriate name as it is at the time the person votes, indicating on the roster on the same line by brackets or other means that the two names are the name of one person.

Source: Section 14218, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14218. (accessed May 12, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 14218’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_14218

Original Source: Section 14218, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14218. (last accessed May 12, 2025).