California Elections Code 18562 – Every member of a precinct board is guilty of a misdemeanor who, …
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Every member of a precinct board is guilty of a misdemeanor who, prior to putting the ballot of a voter in the ballot box, commits any of the following:
(a) Attempts to find out any name on the ballot.
Terms Used In California Elections Code 18562
- Precinct: means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. See California Elections Code 338.6
- Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
(b) Opens or suffers to be opened or examined the folded ballot of any voter which has been handed in.
(c) Makes or places any mark or device on any folded ballot with a view to ascertaining the name of any person for whom the voter has voted.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)