Elections Code section 18567

Every person who willfully adds to or subtracts from the votes actually cast at an election, in any official or unofficial returns, or who alters the returns, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.

Source: Section 18567, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=18567. (updated Apr. 4, 2011; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Apr. 4, 2011

§ 18567’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_18567

Original Source: Section 18567, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=18567. (last accessed May 12, 2025).