California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 7 - Secretary of State
Chapter 1 - Voter Registration
Article 7 - Voting
Section 20104 - Write-in Vote; Misspelled or Incomplete Name, Office Omitted
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
The misspelled or incomplete name of a qualified write-in candidate written in on a ballot shall be counted for the candidate even though the office for which the candidate has qualified is omitted or incompletely indicated on the voter's ballot, when:
(a) the name as written bears a reasonable resemblance to the qualified candidate's name; and
(b) no other write-in candidate qualified for any office properly appearing on the voter's ballot has a name that is so similar to the name as written in as to leave a reasonable doubt as to the voter's intention.
1. New
section filed 10-20-80 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 80, No.
43). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or
emergency language will be repealed on 2-17-81.
2. Certificate of
Compliance transmitted to OAL 2-6-81 and filed 3-5-81 (Register 81, No.
10).
Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code. Reference: Sections 15242, 15304, 17100, 17101 and 22603, Elections Code.
