California · Elections Code

ELEC §11024: (a) The statement and answer are intended solely for the information of the voters.

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This statute establishes that voter information statements are for informational purposes only and do not shield authors from civil or criminal liability for false, slanderous, or libelous content.

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(a) The statement and answer are intended solely for the information of the voters. No insufficiency in form or substance thereof shall affect the validity of the election proceedings. (b) This section shall not be deemed to make the statement and answer, or the authors of the statement or answer, free or exempt from any civil or criminal action or penalty because of any false, slanderous, or libelous material included in the statement or answer.

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