{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-7","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 7","heading":"","body":"Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [1. - 362.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1. - 21.]"],"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":"b9ac1845e73b9e83b98aa024883d032795047d7d59d3b1656c62e3426d6e881d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-6","next":"us-ca/elec-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}