California · Elections Code
ELEC §18371: (a) No candidate or representative of a candidate, and no proponent, opponent, or representative of a proponent or opponent, of an initiative, referendum, or recall measure, or of a charter amendment,
What this law says, in plain English
Candidates, campaign representatives, and initiative proponents/opponents cannot solicit votes or conduct electioneering in a voter's residence or immediate presence while the voter is voting by mail. Knowing violation is a misdemeanor.
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