Elec. Code, § 14291 · Article 4. Issuing Ballots and Voting
Elec. Code, § 14291
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) After the ballot is marked, a voter shall not show it to any person in a manner that reveals its contents, except as provided in subdivision (b).
(b) A voter may voluntarily disclose how he or she voted if that voluntary act does not violate any other law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 813, Sec. 2. (AB 1494) Effective January 1, 2017.
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- Official file
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