Elec. Code, § 18573.5 · Article 4. Corruption of Voting
Elec. Code, § 18573.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) It is a misdemeanor for a person who is providing care or direct supervision to an elder in a state-licensed or state-subsidized facility or program to coerce or deceive the elder into voting for or against a candidate or measure contrary to the elder’s intent or in the absence of any intent of the elder to cast a vote for or against that candidate or measure.
(b) For purposes of this section, “elder” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 15610.27 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) A violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed six months or by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per ballot containing a vote cast by the elder as a result of the coercion or deception or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution under any other provision.
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History
Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 260, Sec. 1. (AB 547) Effective January 1, 2012.
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