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Cal. Elections Code § 18573

Cal. Elections Code § 18573

California · California Elections Code · Status: effective · Effective 2011-04-04

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Cal. Elections Code § 18573, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/809682
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Every person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years who furnishes any voter wishing to vote, who cannot read, with a ballot, informing or giving that voter to understand that it contains a name written or printed thereon different from the name which is written or printed thereon, or defrauds any voter at any election by deceiving and causing him or her to vote for a different person for any office than he or she intended or desired to vote for.