California · Elections Code

ELEC §18613: Every person who subscribes to any initiative, referendum, or recall petition a fictitious name, or who subscribes thereto the name of another, or who causes another to subscribe such a name to that p

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who signs a petition with a fake name, another person's name, or causes someone else to do so commits a felony punishable by 2–4 years imprisonment.

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Every person who subscribes to any initiative, referendum, or recall petition a fictitious name, or who subscribes thereto the name of another, or who causes another to subscribe such a name to that petition, is guilty of a felony and is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years.

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