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CA Elec Code § 17400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 17 - RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS|CHAPTER 5 - Recall Petitions|Section 17400.

17400.  (a) The elections official or, in the case of the recall of a state officer, the Secretary of State, shall preserve in that person’s office all recall petitions filed for eight months after the results of the election for which the petition qualified or, if no election is held, eight months after the elections official’s final examination of the petition.(b) Thereafter, the petition shall be destroyed as soon as practicable, unless it is in evidence in some action or proceeding then pending or unless the elections official has received a written request from the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Fair Political Practices Commission, a district attorney, a grand jury, or the governing body of a county, city and county, city, or district, including a school district, that the petition be preserved for use in a pending or ongoing investigation into election irregularities, or in a pending or ongoing investigation into a violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000) of the Government Code).(c) Public access to the petition shall be restricted in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 7924.100) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 101. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Elec Code § 17501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 17 - RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS|CHAPTER 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 17501.

17501.  Following each general election, the county elections official shall file copies of all precinct maps with the Secretary of State. If there is no change in the precinct maps from those maps that are currently on file, in lieu of filing copies of those maps with the Secretary of State, the elections official may submit a written statement informing the Secretary of State of that fact. The Secretary of State shall maintain a file of all the copies for 12 years and shall, upon request, make them available for examination.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 17502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 17 - RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS|CHAPTER 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 17502.

17502.  (a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President, United States Senator, and United States Representative.(b) The elections official shall preserve the following records reflecting the appointment of precinct officials until 22 months from the date of any election.(1) Precinct officers’ declaration of intention required by Section 12321.(2) Precinct board member applications specified in Section 12300.(3) Order appointing members of the several precinct boards and designating the polling places specified in Section 12286.(4) Nominations for appointment to the precinct board by the county central committee of each qualified political party specified in Section 12306.(5) Written orders appointing precinct board members or designating the polling place for the precinct pursuant to Section 12327.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 810, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 17503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 17 - RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS|CHAPTER 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 17503.

17503.  (a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17502. An election is not deemed a state or local election if votes for candidates for federal office may be cast on the same ballot as votes for candidates for state or local office.(b) The elections official shall preserve the following records reflecting the appointment of precinct officials until six months from the date of an election.(1) Precinct officers’ declaration of intention required by Section 12321.(2) Precinct board member applications specified in Section 12300.(3) Order appointing members of the several precinct boards and designating the polling places specified in Section 12286.(4) Nominations for appointment to the precinct board by the county central committee of each qualified political party specified in Section 12306.(5) Written orders appointing precinct board members or designating the polling place for the precinct pursuant to Section 12327.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 810, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 17504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 17 - RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS|CHAPTER 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 17504.

17504.  (a) The following provisions apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, and United States Representative.(b) The elections official shall preserve all applications for vote by mail ballots for a period of 22 months from the date of the election.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 111. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 17505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 17 - RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS|CHAPTER 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 17505.

17505.  (a) The following provisions apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17504. An election is not deemed a state or local election if votes for candidates for federal office may be cast on the same ballot as votes for candidates for state or local office.(b) The elections official shall preserve all applications for vote by mail ballots for a period of six months from the date of the election.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 112. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 17506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 17 - RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS|CHAPTER 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 17506.

17506.  The elections official shall preserve the list of new resident voters voting pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3400) of Division 3 for 22 months from the date of the election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 18000.

18000.  This division applies to all elections.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 18001.

18001.  Upon a conviction for any crime punishable by imprisonment in any jail or prison, in relation to which no fine is herein prescribed, the court may impose a fine on the offender not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) in cases of misdemeanors or up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in cases of felonies, in addition to the imprisonment prescribed.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 497, Sec. 4. (AB 1436) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Elec Code § 18002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 18002.

18002.  Every person charged with the performance of any duty under any law of this state relating to elections, who willfully neglects or refuses to perform it, or who, in his or her official capacity, knowingly and fraudulently acts in contravention or violation of any of those laws, is, unless a different punishment is prescribed by this code, punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 57. (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.)
CA Elec Code § 18100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18100.

18100.  (a) Every person who willfully causes, procures, or allows himself or herself or any other person to be registered as a voter, knowing that he or she or that other person is not entitled to registration, is punishable 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 for not more than one year.(b) Every person who knowingly and willfully signs, or causes or procures the signing of, an affidavit of registration of a nonexistent person, and who mails or delivers, or causes or procures the mailing or delivery of, that affidavit to a county elections official is guilty of a crime punishable 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 for not more than one year. For purposes of this subdivision, “nonexistent person” includes, but is not limited to, deceased persons, animals, and inanimate objects.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 58. (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.)
CA Elec Code § 18101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18101.

18101.  Every person who knowingly and willfully completes, or causes or procures the completion of, in whole or in part, an affidavit of registration or a voter registration card, with the intent to cause the registration or reregistration as a voter of a fictitious person or of any person who has not requested registration or reregistration as a voter, is guilty of a crime punishable 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 for not more than one year.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 59. (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.)
CA Elec Code § 18102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18102.

18102.  Any deputy elections official or registration elections official who knowingly registers a nonexistent person, knowingly registers a person under a false name or address, or knowingly registers a person who is ineligible to register is punishable 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 for not more than one year.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 60. (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.)
CA Elec Code § 18103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18103.

18103.  Any person who knowingly or negligently (a) interferes with the prompt transfer of a completed affidavit of registration to the county elections official, (b) retains a voter’s completed registration card, without the voter’s authorization, for more than three days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, or after the close of registration, or (c) denies a voter the right to return to the county elections official the voter’s own completed registration card, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18104.

18104.  An individual or organization having charge of affidavits of registration is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly neglects or refuses to return affidavits of registration as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 2138) of Chapter 2 of Division 2. The county elections official shall report to the district attorney of the county, under oath, the names of all individuals or organizations who have failed to return the affidavits. The district attorney shall take appropriate civil or criminal action.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 106, Sec. 5. (AB 3370) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 18105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18105.

18105.  No affidavit of registration or voter registration card shall contain, and no person other than the registrant shall write on or affix thereto, or cause to be written on or affixed thereto, any statement urging or indicating support or opposition to any candidate or measure.Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18106.

18106.  Every person is punishable 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 for not more than one year who, without the specific consent of the affiant, willfully and with the intent to affect the affiant’s voting rights, causes, procures, or allows the completion, alteration, or defacement of the affiant’s party affiliation declaration contained in an executed, or partially executed, affidavit of registration pursuant to paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 2150 and Section 2151.This section shall not apply to a county elections official carrying out his or her official duties.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 47. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Elec Code § 18107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18107.

18107.  Every person who willfully violates Section 2158 is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200).(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18107.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18107.5.

18107.5.  Every person who willfully violates subdivision (c) of Section 3008 is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per application.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 753, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 18108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18108.

18108.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person who receives money or other valuable consideration to assist another to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration from the elector, and fails to comply with Section 2159, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months or if the failure to comply is found to be willful, not exceeding one year, or both.(b) A person who receives money or other valuable consideration to assist another to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration from the elector, upon a third or subsequent conviction, on charges brought and separately tried, for failure to comply with Section 2159 shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or both.(c) This section does not apply to a public agency or its employees that is designated as a voter registration agency pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.), if an elector asks for assistance to register to vote during the course and scope of the agency’s normal business.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 123. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 18108.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18108.1.

18108.1.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person who receives money or other valuable consideration to assist another to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration from the elector, and knowingly misrepresents himself or herself as having helped register another to vote on a registration form, pursuant to Section 2159, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.(b) A person who receives money or other valuable consideration to assist another to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration from the elector, upon a third or subsequent conviction, on charges brought and separately tried, for misrepresenting himself or herself as having helped register another to vote on a registration form, pursuant to Section 2159, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.(c) This section does not apply to a public agency or its employees that is designated as a voter registration agency pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.), if an elector asks for assistance to register to vote during the course and scope of the agency’s normal business.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 124. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 18108.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18108.5.

18108.5.  (a) A person, company, or other organization that agrees to pay money or other valuable consideration, whether on a per-affidavit basis or otherwise, to a person who assists another person to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration, or by assisting with the submission of an affidavit of registration electronically on the Internet Web site of the Secretary of State, who fails to comply with Section 2159.5, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months or when the failure to comply is found to be willful, not exceeding one year, or both.(b)  A person, company, or other organization that agrees to pay money or other valuable consideration, whether on a per-affidavit basis or otherwise, to a person who assists another person to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration, or by assisting with the submission of an affidavit of registration electronically on the Internet Web site of the Secretary of State, upon a third or subsequent conviction, on charges brought and separately tried, for failure to comply with Section 2159.5 shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or both.(c) An elections official shall notify a person, company, or other organization that agrees to pay money or other valuable consideration, whether on a per-affidavit basis or otherwise, to a person who assists another person to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration or by assisting with the submission of an affidavit of registration electronically on the Internet Web site of the Secretary of State, that three or more affidavits of registration submitted by a person who assisted another to register to vote do not comply with Sections 18100, 18101, 18103, or 18106. The elections official may forward a copy of each of the noncomplying affidavits of registration to the district attorney, who may make a determination whether probable cause exists to believe that a violation of law has occurred.(d) This section shall not apply to a public agency or its employees that is designated as a voter registration agency pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.), when an elector asks for assistance to register to vote during the course and scope of the agency’s normal business.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 732, Sec. 33. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 18109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18109.

18109.  (a) It is a misdemeanor for a person in possession of information identified in Section 2138.5, or obtained pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 2183) of Chapter 2 of Division 2 of this code or Section 6254.4 of the Government Code, knowingly to use or permit the use of all or any part of that information for any purpose other than as permitted by law.(b) It is a misdemeanor for a person knowingly to acquire possession or use of voter registration information from the Secretary of State or a county elections official without first complying with Section 2188.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 85. (AB 1020) Effective January 1, 2016. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Elec Code § 18109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18109.

18109.  (a) It is a misdemeanor for a person in possession of information identified in Section 2138.5, or obtained pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 2183) of Chapter 2 of Division 2 of this code or Section 7924.000 of the Government Code, knowingly to use or permit the use of all or any part of that information for any purpose other than as permitted by law.(b) It is a misdemeanor for a person knowingly to acquire possession or use of voter registration information from the Secretary of State or a county elections official without first complying with Section 2188.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 102. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Elec Code § 18110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18110.

18110.  (a) For purposes of this section, “home address” means only street address and does not include an individual’s city or post office address.(b) Any person or public entity who, in violation of Section 2194, discloses the home address or telephone number listed on a voter registration card of any of the following individuals is guilty of a misdemeanor:(1) An active or retired peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.(2) An employee of a city police department or a county sheriff’s office.(3) The spouse or children of the individuals specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) who live with those individuals.(c) Any person or public entity, who in violation of Section 2194, discloses the home address or telephone number listed on a voter registration card of any individual specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (b), and that violation results in bodily injury to any of those individuals, is guilty of a felony.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1207, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Elec Code § 18111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration|Section 18111.

18111.  Any person, individual, or organization that knowingly violates Section 2138.5 is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). Prosecution for a violation of Section 2138.5 shall not prohibit prosecution under any other applicable provision of law.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 305, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)