Cal. Elections Code § 18403
Cal. Elections Code § 18403
California · California Elections Code · Status: effective · Effective 2022-08-22
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- Cal. Elections Code § 18403, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/809641
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Any person other than an elections official or a member of the precinct board who receives a voted ballot from a voter or who examines or solicits the voter to show their voted ballot is punishable by a fine not exceeding 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. This section does not apply to persons returning a vote by mail ballot pursuant to Section 3017 or persons assisting a voter pursuant to Section 14282.