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2025 California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS
CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order
Section 13104.
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CA Elec Code § 13104 (2025)
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13104. (a) If a candidate changes their name within one year of any election, the new name shall not appear upon the ballot unless the change was made by either of the following:
(1) Marriage.
(2) Decree of any court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) This section does not apply to candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 72, Sec. 2. (SB 437) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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