Section 14277 Of Article 4. Issuing Ballots And Voting From California Elections Code >> Division 14. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.

. The voter shall hand the folded ballot or the envelope containing the ballot to a precinct board member, who shall remove the ballot stub, hand it to the voter, and deposit the ballot in the ballot container. If the ballot is to be transferred from the envelope to the ballot container, care shall be taken not to disclose the markings of the voter on the ballot.