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Cal. Elec. Code § 18520 — Corruption of Voters

Cal. Elec. Code § 18520

Type
Statute
Source
California Elections Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2011-04-04
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

A person shall not directly or through another person give, offer, or promise any office, place, or employment, or promise to procure or endeavor to procure any office, place, or employment to or for any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce that voter at any election to:

Citator

Cal. Elec. Code § 18520 — Corruption of Voters is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A person shall not directly or through another person give, offer, or promise any office, place, or employment, or promise to procure or endeavor to procure any office, place, or employment to or for any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce that voter at any election to:

(a) Refrain from voting.

(b) Vote for any particular person.

(c) Refrain from voting for any particular person.

A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.