Elec. Code, § 18603 · Article 1. Improper Signature-Gathering Tactics
Elec. Code, § 18603
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Every person who offers or gives money or other valuable consideration to another in exchange for his or her signature on a state, county, municipal, or district initiative, referendum, or recall petition is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1997.
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