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CA Elec Code § 16900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 10 - Appeals|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16900.

16900.  Any party aggrieved by the judgment of the court may appeal therefrom to the court of appeal, as in other cases of appeal thereto from the superior court. During the pendency of proceedings on appeal, and until final determination thereof, the person declared elected by the superior court shall be entitled to the office in like manner as if no appeal had been taken.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16920 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 10 - Appeals|ARTICLE 2 - Primary Elections: Other than a Recount|Section 16920.

16920.  Either party to a contest may appeal to the district court of appeal of the district where the contest is brought, if the appeal is perfected by the appellant within 10 days after judgment of the superior court is pronounced. The appeal shall have precedence over all other appeals and shall be acted upon by the district court of appeal within 10 days after the appeal is filed.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16940 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 10 - Appeals|ARTICLE 3 - Primary Elections: Involving a Recount|Section 16940.

16940.  The judgment of the court is final in every respect. No party may appeal.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 1 - Campaign Literature|Section 18301.

18301.  In addition to any other penalty, a person who prints or otherwise duplicates, or causes to be printed or duplicated, a simulated ballot or simulated county voter information guide that does not contain the statement required by Section 20009, or that uses an official seal or insignia in violation of Section 20009, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 79. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 18302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 1 - Campaign Literature|Section 18302.

18302.  (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly causes to be mailed or distributed, or knowingly mails or distributes, literature to a voter that includes a designation of the voter’s precinct polling place other than a precinct polling place listed for that voter in an official precinct polling list that constituted the latest official precinct polling list at sometime not more than 30 days prior to the mailing or distribution.(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, with actual knowledge and intent to deceive, causes to be distributed or distributes, including distribution by mail, radio or television broadcast, telephone call, text message, email, or any other electronic means, including over the Internet, literature or any other form of communication to a voter that includes any of the following:(1) The incorrect location of a vote center, office of an elections official, satellite office of an elections official where voting is permitted, vote by mail ballot drop box, or vote by mail ballot drop-off location.(2) False or misleading information regarding the qualifications to vote or to register to vote.(3) False or misleading information regarding the qualifications to apply for, receive, or return a vote by mail ballot.(4) False or misleading information regarding the date of an election or the days, dates, or times voting may occur at a place described in paragraph (1).(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 109, Sec. 3. (SB 739) Effective September 18, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 18303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 1 - Campaign Literature|Section 18303.

18303.  Every person who violates Section 84305 of the Government Code relating to mass mailing is subject to the penal provisions set forth in Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 91000) of Title 9 of the Government Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 1 - Campaign Literature|Section 18304.

18304.  (a) Any person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the county or the seal of a local government agency in any campaign literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section 82041.5 of the Government Code, with intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) For purposes of this section, the use of a reproduction or facsimile of a seal in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous, or false impression that the document is authorized by a public official is evidence of intent to deceive.(c) For purposes of this section, the term “local government agency” means a school district, special or other district, or any other board, commission, or agency of local jurisdiction.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 380, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 18310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 2 - Political Party Caucuses|Section 18310.

18310.  A person shall not directly or through any other person pay or receive any money or other valuable consideration before, during, or after an election in order to reward any person or as a reward for voting for or against or agreeing to vote for or against the election or endorsement of any other person as the nominee or candidate of any caucus, convention, organized assemblage of delegates, or other body representing or claiming to represent a political party, candidate, or principle, or any club, society, or association. A violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 67. (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 § 18311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 2 - Political Party Caucuses|Section 18311.

18311.  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 who:(a) Gives or offers a bribe to any officer or member of any political convention, committee, or political gathering of any kind, held for the purpose of nominating candidates for offices of honor, trust, or profit in this state, with intent to influence the person to whom the bribe is given or offered to be more favorable to one candidate than another.(b) Being a member of any of the bodies mentioned in this section receives or offers to receive any bribe described in subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 68. (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 § 18320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 3 - Deceptive Online Activities|Section 18320.

18320.  (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “California Political Cyberfraud Abatement Act.”(b) It is unlawful for a person, with intent to mislead, deceive, or defraud, to commit an act of political cyberfraud.(c) As used in this section:(1) “Political cyberfraud” means a knowing and willful act concerning a political Web site that is committed with the intent to deny a person access to a political Web site, deny a person the opportunity to register a domain name for a political Web site, or cause a person reasonably to believe that a political Web site has been posted by a person other than the person who posted the Internet Web site, and would cause a reasonable person, after reading the Internet Web site, to believe the site actually represents the views of the proponent or opponent of a ballot measure or of a candidate for public office. Political cyberfraud includes, but is not limited to, any of the following acts:(A) Intentionally diverting or redirecting access to a political Web site to another person’s Internet Web site by the use of a similar domain name, meta-tags, or other electronic measures.(B) Intentionally preventing or denying exit from a political Web site by the use of frames, hyperlinks, mousetrapping, popup screens, or other electronic measures.(C) Registering a domain name that is similar to another domain name for a political Web site.(D) Intentionally preventing the use of a domain name for a political Web site by registering and holding the domain name or by reselling it to another with the intent of preventing its use, or both.(2) “Domain name” means any alphanumeric designation that is registered with or assigned by any domain name registrar, domain name registry, or other domain registration authority as part of an electronic address on the Internet.(3) “Political Web site” means an Internet Web site that urges or appears to urge the support or opposition of a ballot measure or a candidate for public office.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 715, Sec. 1. (AB 1104) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 18321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 3 - Deceptive Online Activities|Section 18321.

18321.  This article does not apply to a domain name registrar, registry, or registration authority.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 277, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 18322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 3 - Deceptive Online Activities|Section 18322.

18322.  In addition to any other remedies available under law, a court may order the transfer of a domain name as part of the relief awarded for a violation of this article.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 277, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 18323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 3 - Deceptive Online Activities|Section 18323.

18323.  Jurisdiction for actions brought pursuant to this article shall be in accordance with Section 410.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 277, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 18340 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 4 - Political Meetings|Section 18340.

18340.  Every person who, by threats, intimidations, or unlawful violence, willfully hinders or prevents electors from assembling in public meetings for the consideration of public questions is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 5 - Misrepresentation by Candidates|Section 18350.

18350.  (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, with intent to mislead the voters in connection with his or her campaign for nomination or election to a public office, or in connection with the campaign of another person for nomination or election to a public office, does either of the following acts:(1) Assumes, pretends, or implies, by his or her statements, conduct, or campaign materials, that he or she is the incumbent of a public office when that is not the case.(2) Assumes, pretends, or implies, by his or her statements, conduct, or campaign materials, that he or she is or has been acting in the capacity of a public officer when that is not the case.(b) A violation of this section may be enjoined in a civil action brought by a candidate for the public office involved.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 105, Sec. 1. (AB 370) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 18351 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 5 - Misrepresentation by Candidates|Section 18351.

18351.  Any candidate in an election or incumbent in a recall election who knowingly makes a false statement of a material fact in a candidate’s statement, prepared pursuant to Section 11327 or 13307, with the intent to mislead the voters in connection with his or her campaign for nomination or election to a nonpartisan office is punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18360 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 6 - Solicitation of Funds|Section 18360.

18360.  Any person who violates Section 20201 is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18361 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 6 - Solicitation of Funds|Section 18361.

18361.  Upon the complaint of the affected candidate or committee, any person who violates Section 20202 or 20203 is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18370 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 7 - Electioneering|Section 18370.

18370.  (a) A person shall not, on election day, or at any time that a voter may be casting a ballot, within the 100 foot limit specified in subdivision (b), do any of the following:(1) Circulate an initiative, referendum, recall, or nomination petition or any other petition.(2) Solicit a vote or speak to a voter on the subject of marking the voter’s ballot.(3) Place a sign relating to voters’ qualifications or speak to a voter on the subject of the voter’s qualifications except as provided in Section 14240.(4) Do any electioneering as defined by Section 319.5.(b) The activities described in subdivision (a) are prohibited within 100 feet of either of the following:(1) The entrance to a building that contains a polling place as defined by Section 338.5, an elections official’s office, or a satellite location specified in Section 3018.(2) An outdoor site, including a curbside voting area, at which a voter may cast or drop off a ballot.(c) A person shall not, on election day, or at any time that a voter may be casting a ballot, do any of the following within the immediate vicinity of a voter in line to cast a ballot or drop off a ballot:(1) Solicit a vote.(2) Speak to a voter about marking the voter’s ballot.(3) Disseminate visible or audible electioneering information.(d) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 318, Sec. 4. (SB 35) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 18371 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 7 - Electioneering|Section 18371.

18371.  (a) No candidate or representative of a candidate, and no proponent, opponent, or representative of a proponent or opponent, of an initiative, referendum, or recall measure, or of a charter amendment, shall solicit the vote of a vote by mail voter, or do any electioneering, while in the residence or in the immediate presence of the voter, and during the time he or she knows the vote by mail voter is voting.(b) Any person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(c) This section shall not be construed to conflict with any provision of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, nor to preclude electioneering by mail or telephone or in public places, except as prohibited by Section 18370, or by any other provision of law.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 113. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 18372 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 7 - Electioneering|Section 18372.

18372.  Notice regarding the prohibitions on electioneering set forth in this article shall be provided to the public. The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations specifying the manner in which such notice shall be provided.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 318, Sec. 5. (SB 35) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 18380 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 8 - Vandalism at Polling Places|Section 18380.

18380.  (a) A person, during any election, shall not do any of the following:(1) Remove or destroy any of the supplies or other conveniences placed in the voting booths or compartments for the purpose of enabling the voter to prepare his or her ballot.(2) Remove, tear down, or deface the cards printed for the instruction of voters.(3) Remove, tear, mark, destroy, or otherwise deface any voter list or roster with the intent to falsify or prevent others from readily ascertaining the name, address, or political preference of any voter, or the fact that a voter has or has not voted.(4) Remove, tear down, or deface the signs identifying the location of a polling place or identifying areas within 100 feet of a polling place.(b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 84. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 18390 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns|ARTICLE 9 - Misuse of State Publications|Section 18390.

18390.  An agency or department of the state shall not use its publications to advise state employees of a constitutional officer’s choice of candidates for public office or for recommending positions on specific ballot propositions not related to the functions of that agency or department.For purposes of this section “publications” means any written or printed matter including, but not limited to, agency or department memorandums or directives, but shall not include legislative newsletters or state voter information guides.A state officer who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 80. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 18500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Corruption of the Voting Process|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18500.

18500.  Any person who commits fraud or attempts to commit fraud, and any person who aids or abets fraud or attempts to aid or abet fraud, in connection with any vote cast, to be cast, or attempted to be cast, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for 16 months or two or three years.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Corruption of the Voting Process|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18501.

18501.  Any public official who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter, and thereby aids in any way the illegal casting or attempting to cast a vote, or who connives to nullify any of the provisions of this chapter in order that fraud may be perpetrated, shall forever be disqualified from holding office in this state and upon conviction shall be sentenced to a state prison for 16 months or two or three years.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 18502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Corruption of the Voting Process|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18502.

18502.  Any person who in any manner interferes with the officers holding an election or conducting a canvass, or with the voters lawfully exercising their rights of voting at an election, as to prevent the election or canvass from being fairly held and lawfully conducted, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 71. (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 § 18503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Corruption of the Voting Process|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18503.

18503.  An employer who violates Section 14004 shall be subject to a civil fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per election. An action for a civil fine under this subdivision may be brought by the Secretary of State or any public prosecutor with jurisdiction.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 223, Sec. 4. (AB 17) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 18504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Corruption of the Voting Process|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18504.

18504.  Notice regarding the prohibitions on activity related to corruption of the voting process set forth in this chapter shall be provided to the public. The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations specifying the manner in which such notice shall be provided.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. (SB 35) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 18520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Corruption of the Voting Process|ARTICLE 2 - Corruption of Voters|Section 18520.

18520.  A person shall not directly or through another person give, offer, or promise any office, place, or employment, or promise to procure or endeavor to procure any office, place, or employment to or for any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce that voter at any election to:(a) Refrain from voting.(b) Vote for any particular person.(c) Refrain from voting for any particular person.A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 72. (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 § 18521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Corruption of the Voting Process|ARTICLE 2 - Corruption of Voters|Section 18521.

18521.  A person shall not directly or through any other person receive, agree, or contract for, before, during or after an election, any money, gift, loan, or other valuable consideration, office, place, or employment for himself or any other person because he or any other person:(a) Voted, agreed to vote, refrained from voting, or agreed to refrain from voting for any particular person or measure.(b) Remained away from the polls.(c) Refrained or agreed to refrain from voting.(d) Induced any other person to:(1) Remain away from the polls.(2) Refrain from voting.(3) Vote or refrain from voting for any particular person or measure.Any person violating this section is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 73. (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.)