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California Statutes § 18541 Unlawful acts with intent of dissuading another person from voting within 100 feet of polling place

⤴ Up to Article 3: Intimidation Of Voters

Statute Text

(a) A person shall not, with the intent of dissuading another person from voting, within the 100 foot limit specified in subdivision (b), do any of the following:
(1) Solicit a vote or speak to a voter on the subject of marking the voter's ballot.
(2) Place a sign relating to voters' qualifications or speak to a voter on the subject of the voter's qualifications except as provided in Section 14240.
(3) Photograph, video record, or otherwise record a voter entering or exiting a polling place.
(4) Obstruct ingress, egress, or parking.
(b) The activities described in subdivision (a) are prohibited within 100 feet of either of the following:
(1) The entrance to a building that contains a polling place as defined by Section 338.5 , an elections official's office, or a satellite location specified in Section 3018.
(2) An outdoor site, including a curbside voting area, at which a voter may cast or drop off a ballot.
(c) A person shall not, with the intent of dissuading another person from voting, do any of the following within the immediate vicinity of a voter in line to cast a ballot or drop off a ballot:
(1) Solicit a vote.
(2) Speak to a voter about marking the voter's ballot.
(3) Disseminate visible or audible electioneering information.
(d) A violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 12 months, or in state prison. Any person who conspires to violate this section is guilty of a felony.

History

Amended by Stats 2021 ch 318 ( SB 35 ) , s 7 , eff. 1/1/2022 .

Amended by Stats 2009 ch 88 ( AB 176 ) , s 33 , eff. 1/1/2010 .

Amended by Stats 2004 ch 183 ( AB 3082 ) , s 92 , eff. 1/1/2005

Amended by Stats 2003 ch 390 ( AB 915 ) , s 1 , eff. 1/1/2004 .

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