Statute · California Elections Code
Cal. Elec. Code § 18107.5 — Voter Registration
Cal. Elec. Code § 18107.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Elections Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2026-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) (1) A person who knowingly or willfully pays or offers to pay money or other valuable consideration to another person with the intent to induce the person to vote or to register to vote, or where the payment is contingent upon whether the person voted or the person’s voter registration…
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Cal. Elec. Code § 18107.5 — Voter Registration is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) (1) A person who knowingly or willfully pays or offers to pay money or other valuable consideration to another person with the intent to induce the person to vote or to register to vote, or where the payment is contingent upon whether the person voted or the person’s voter registration status, is guilty of a crime.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), “other valuable consideration” includes, but is not limited to, a chance to win a lottery or similar prize-drawing contest.
(3) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(A) Transportation to or from a voting location.
(B) Compensation provided to an individual by a governmental entity.
(C) Granting time off to an employee to vote.
(b) A violation of subdivision (a) shall be punishable by a fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.