§ 18578. — 18578. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 88.)

California § 18578.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code ELEC: Elections Code - ELEC
• Div. 18.: DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS
• Ch. 6.: CHAPTER 6. Corruption of the Voting Process
• Art. 4.: ARTICLE 4. Corruption of Voting

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Any person who applies for, or who votes or attempts to vote, a vote by mail ballot by fraudulently signing the name of a fictitious person, or of a regularly qualified voter, or of a person who is not qualified to vote, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 88. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.