California · Elections Code
ELEC §18520: A person shall not directly or through another person give, offer, or promise any office, place, or employment, or promise to procure or endeavor to procure any office, place, or employment to or for
Felony
What this law says, in plain English
It is illegal to offer or promise a job or public office to someone to influence how they vote or whether they vote in an election.
Read the full statutory text
A person shall not directly or through another person give, offer, or promise any office, place, or employment, or promise to procure or endeavor to procure any office, place, or employment to or for any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce that voter at any election to: (a) Refrain from voting. (b) Vote for any particular person. (c) Refrain from voting for any particular person. A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years.
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