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DB14:093
December 11, 2014

Contact: Nicole Winger
(916) 653-6575

Secretary of State Bowen Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing For Candidate Order on March Local Election Ballots

 

SACRAMENTO - Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s staff today held a randomized alphabet drawing to determine the order in which candidates’ names will appear on March 3 local election ballots.

The results of today's drawing are as follows:

  1. D
  2. Y
  3. F
  4. J
  5. V
  6. R
  7. B
  1. H
  2. N
  3. K
  4. Z
  5. M
  6. U
  7. L
  1. X
  2. W
  3. O
  4. P
  5. I
  6. G
  7. C
  1. A
  2. S
  3. T
  4. Q
  5. E

In accordance with Elections Code section 13111, the names of candidates on the ballot are arranged based on the randomized alphabet. This alphabet applies throughout the entire last name of the candidate. If the names of two or more candidates begin with the same letter, their ballot listing order is determined by applying the randomized alphabet to the next letter(s) of their names. If last names of multiple candidates are the same, the randomized alphabet also applies to first names.

Today's randomized alphabet drawing was held in the Elections Division within the Secretary of State’s office in compliance with Elections Code section 13112. Staff pulled the letters in a lottery-style drawing, with witnesses from the public present.

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