{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-19304","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 19304","heading":"","body":"A write-in ballot shall be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not counted.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS [19001. - 19402.]","CHAPTER 4. Elections Using Voting Machines [19300. - 19381.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [19300. - 19304.]"],"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":"b7bd2564e9b492c19cf1c1ddf9c817ba5d45752a63c627a7da4fc9b1231c7a91","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-19303","next":"us-ca/elec-19320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}