California Elections Code 18520 – A person shall not directly or through another person give, offer, or …
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.
Terms Used In California Elections Code 18520
- Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
- Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
(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 § 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 72. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)