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DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS 18000-18700›CHAPTER 6. Corruption of the Voting Process 18500-18578›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 18500-18503

§ 18501

California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any public official who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter, and thereby aids in any way the illegal casting or attempting to cast a vote, or who connives to nullify any of the provisions of this chapter in order that fraud may be perpetrated, shall forever be disqualified from holding office in this state and upon conviction shall be sentenced to a state prison for 16 months or two or three years.

(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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