{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-14284","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 14284","heading":"","body":"(a) All ballots shall be marked only with the marking device provided by the elections official or, for vote by mail ballots, recommended by the elections official.\n(b) If a ballot cannot be tabulated because of the marking device used, it shall be processed as specified in Section 15210.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES [14000. - 14443.]","CHAPTER 3. Procedures at Polls [14200. - 14314.]","ARTICLE 4. Issuing Ballots and Voting [14270. - 14300.]"],"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":"24e47b9b7c7d8f7d3e5e83e744640f48c4088e889b8d3acae0a212b7b679bf11","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-14283","next":"us-ca/elec-14285"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}