Section 13205 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Elections Code >> Division 13. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
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. Additional instructions to voters shall appear on the ballot
prior to those provided for in Section 13204 under the following
conditions:
(a) In a primary election at which candidates for delegate to
national convention are to be voted upon, the instructions shall
read:
"To vote for the group of candidates preferring a person whose
name appears on the ballot, stamp a cross (+) in the square opposite
the name of the person preferred. To vote for a group of candidates
not expressing a preference for a particular candidate, stamp a cross
(+) in the square opposite the name of the chairman of the group."
(b) In elections when electors of President and Vice President of
the United States are to be chosen, there shall be placed upon the
ballot, in addition to the instructions to voters as provided in this
chapter, an instruction as follows:
"To vote for all of the electors of a party, stamp a cross (+) in
the square opposite the names of the presidential and vice
presidential candidates of that party. A cross (+) stamped in the
square opposite the name of a party and its presidential and vice
presidential candidate, is a vote for all of the electors of that
party, but for no other candidates."
(c) If a group of candidates for electors has been nominated under
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 8400) of Division 8, and has
under Chapter 1 (commencing at Section 8300) of Division 8 designated
the names of the candidates for President and Vice President of the
United States for whom those candidates have pledged themselves to
vote, the instructions to voters shall also contain the following:
"To vote for those electors who have pledged themselves to vote
for a candidate for President and Vice President not supported by any
particular party stamp a cross (+) in the square opposite the names
of those presidential and vice presidential candidates."
(d) If a group of candidates for electors has been nominated by a
party not qualified to participate in the election, the instructions
to voters shall also contain the following:
"To vote for those electors who have pledged themselves to vote
for a candidate for President and for Vice President of any party not
qualified to participate in the election write in the names and
party of those presidential and vice presidential candidates in the
blank space provided for that purpose."