California · Elections Code
ELEC §19302: The labels on voting machines and the way in which candidates’ names are grouped shall conform as nearly as possible to the form of ballot provided for in elections where voting machines are not used.
What this law says, in plain English
Voting machine labels and candidate name groupings must conform as closely as possible to the standard ballot format used in non-machine elections.
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