Elections Code section 20502

(a)

In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a bifurcated trial.

(b)

The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.

Source: Section 20502, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=20502.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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