{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"18520","citation":"Elec. Code, § 18520","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS [18000. - 18700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Corruption of the Voting Process [18500. - 18582.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Corruption of Voters [18520. - 18524.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-6/article-2"}],"history":"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.","effective":"2011-04-04","html":"<p>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:</p><p>(a) Refrain from voting.</p><p>(b) Vote for any particular person.</p><p>(c) Refrain from voting for any particular person.</p><p>A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section <a href=\"/pen/1170\">1170</a> of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/corruption-of-voters-18520","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}