Elections Code section 18566

Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years who:

(a)

Forges or counterfeits returns of an election purported to have been held at a precinct where no election was in fact held.

(b)

Willfully substitutes forged or counterfeit returns of election in the place of true returns for a precinct where an election was actually held.

Source: Section 18566, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=18566.­ (updated Apr. 4, 2011; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

Last Updated

Apr. 4, 2011

§ 18566’s source at ca​.gov