Elections Code section 403

A law enforcement officer shall not arrest any person within 200 feet of a polling place on election day during the time in which the polling place is open, except for a crime related to disrupting the operation of the polling place, a crime against a person, or a crime against property. This section does not provide legal amnesty for any crime committed within the buffer zone on election day.

Source: Section 403, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=403. (updated Sep. 19, 2026; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_403

Original Source: Section 403, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=403. (last accessed Sep. 28, 2026).