{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"18571","citation":"Elec. Code, § 18571","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 4. Corruption of Voting [18560. - 18578.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-6/article-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any person acting on any counting board who refuses to obey any lawful order of the county elections official or his or her deputy is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless he or she is by his or her refusal guilty of a higher crime under the laws of this state.</p>","text":"Any person acting on any counting board who refuses to obey any lawful order of the county elections official or his or her deputy is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless he or she is by his or her refusal guilty of a higher crime under the laws of this state.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/corruption-of-voting-18571","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}