{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-13206.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 13206.5","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) On the ballot used in a statewide general election in each year evenly divisible by the number four, immediately before or above the contest for President, the following words shall be printed:\n“Party-Nominated Offices\nCandidates for these offices are the official nominee of the party displayed with their name.”\n(2) On the ballot used in a statewide general election in each year evenly divisible by the number four, following the portion of the ballot for party-nominated offices, the following words shall be printed:\n“Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices\nCandidates display a party preference (or None) for the information of voters. This is not a party endorsement or approval.”\n(b) On the ballot used in a statewide general election in each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by the number four, immediately below the instructions to voters, the following words shall be printed:\n“Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices\nCandidates display a party preference (or None) for the information of voters. This is not a party endorsement or approval.”","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS [13000. - 13600.]","CHAPTER 3. Ballot Printing Specifications [13200. - 13282.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [13200. - 13220.]"],"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":"04fe995bb3ed561945f07d8419f085a50627d22bb9d4cd7326a6916a6328b727","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-13206","next":"us-ca/elec-13207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}