§ 18700 Precinct Board Member Penalties

Elections Code·California

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This law makes it a crime if a precinct board member who was appointed skips their duties without a good reason, and they can be fined up to $100.

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•You must do the job you were appointed to do as a precinct board member.
•If you don't show up, you can be fined up to $100.
•You can avoid the fine only if the elections office officially excuses you.

Example

A person applies to be a precinct board member, gets appointed, and then decides not to show up at the polling place on election day without getting permission from the elections office.

Because they knowingly failed to act as a precinct board member and were not excused, they broke the law and can be fined up to $100.

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§ 18700 Precinct Board Member Penalties

Any voter who has filed an application for the position of, and been appointed as a precinct board member and who, without being excused by the county elections official, knowingly fails to act as a precinct board member, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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precinct board member misdemeanor county elections official

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 18700.

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