California · Evidence Code

EVID §1050: If he claims the privilege, a person has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of his vote at a public election where the voting is by secret ballot unless he voted illegally or he previously ma

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A person may refuse to disclose how they voted in a secret ballot election, unless they voted illegally or made a prior waiver of this privilege.

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If he claims the privilege, a person has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of his vote at a public election where the voting is by secret ballot unless he voted illegally or he previously made an unprivileged disclosure of the tenor of his vote.

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