Elections Code section 14221

Only voters engaged in receiving, preparing, or depositing their ballots and persons authorized by the precinct board to keep order and enforce the law may be permitted to be within the voting booth area before the closing of the polls.

Source: Section 14221, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14221. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_14221

Original Source: Section 14221, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14221. (last accessed May 12, 2025).