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Cal. Elections Code § 18522 (2026)

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Neither a person nor a controlled committee shall directly or through any other person or controlled committee pay, lend, or contribute, or offer or promise to pay, lend, or contribute, any money or other valuable consideration to or for any voter or to or for any other person to:

(a)Induce any voter to:

(1)Refrain from voting at any election.

(2)Vote or refrain from voting at an election for any particular person or measure.

(3)Remain away from the polls at an election.

(b)Reward any voter for having:

(1)Refrained from voting.

(2)Voted for any particular person or measure.

(3)Refrained from voting for any particular person or measure.

(4)Remained away from the polls at an election.

Any person or candidate violating this section is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2015 · leading case: Young v. Red Clay Consol. Sch. Dist., 122 A.3d 784 (Del. Ch. 2015).

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Young v. Red Clay Consol. Sch. Dist., 122 A.3d 784 (Del. Ch. 2015). “See Cal. Elec. Code § 18522 (prohibiting any person from providing consideration to a voter to induce or reward the voter to vote for or against a particular candidate, or to refrain from voting generally); Dansereau v.”

Porter v. Jones, 518 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 4× “6 Cal. Elec. Code § 18522 (emphasis added).”

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