Elections Code section 14291

(a)

After the ballot is marked, a voter shall not show it to any person in a manner that reveals its contents, except as provided in subdivision (b).

(b)

A voter may voluntarily disclose how he or she voted if that voluntary act does not violate any other law.

Source: Section 14291, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14291. (updated Jan. 1, 2017; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_14291

Original Source: Section 14291, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14291. (last accessed May 12, 2025).