California Elections Code 18566 – Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision …
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of § 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years who:
(a) Forges or counterfeits returns of an election purported to have been held at a precinct where no election was in fact held.
Terms Used In California Elections Code 18566
- Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
- 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
(b) Willfully substitutes forged or counterfeit returns of election in the place of true returns for a precinct where an election was actually held.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 83. (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.)