Elections Code section 14285

To vote in a contest where two or more candidates for the same office are to be elected, a voter shall mark the voting targets next to the names of the candidates of the voter’s choice, up to the number of candidates to be elected.

Source: Section 14285, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14285. (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Nov. 9, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_14285

Original Source: Section 14285, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14285. (last accessed May 12, 2025).