§ 18500 Voter Fraud Penalties

This law says that cheating or trying to cheat in any way with a vote, or helping someone else cheat, is a serious crime that can land you in jail for up to three years.

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•Cheating on a vote (or trying to) is a felony.
•Helping someone else cheat on a vote is also a felony.
•The punishment can be 16 months in jail or two to three years.
•The law applies to any vote that has been cast, will be cast, or was tried to be cast.

Example

A person fills out a fake ballot and gives it to a friend to submit, or helps a friend forge a signature on a voting form.

Because they are either committing fraud with a vote or helping someone else do it, the law treats that as a felony and they could be sentenced to 16 months or up to three years in prison.

Any person who commits fraud or attempts to commit fraud, and any person who aids or abets fraud or attempts to aid or abet fraud, in connection with any vote cast, to be cast, or attempted to be cast, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for 16 months or two or three years. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

This law says that cheating or trying to cheat in any way with a vote, or helping someone else cheat, is a serious crime that can land you in jail for up to three years.

Key Takeaways

•Cheating on a vote (or trying to) is a felony.
•Helping someone else cheat on a vote is also a felony.
•The punishment can be 16 months in jail or two to three years.
•The law applies to any vote that has been cast, will be cast, or was tried to be cast.

Example

A person fills out a fake ballot and gives it to a friend to submit, or helps a friend forge a signature on a voting form.

Because they are either committing fraud with a vote or helping someone else do it, the law treats that as a felony and they could be sentenced to 16 months or up to three years in prison.

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