{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-13104","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 13104","heading":"","body":"(a) If a candidate changes their name within one year of any election, the new name shall not appear upon the ballot unless the change was made by either of the following:\n(1) Marriage.\n(2) Decree of any court of competent jurisdiction.\n(b) This section does not apply to candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS [13000. - 13600.]","CHAPTER 2. Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order [13100. - 13121.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"636124ef29f8fee81df98a68263f15dd84b901d1e777f9990447f3229bb6672d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-13103","next":"us-ca/elec-13105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}