Section 18566.
Cal. Elections Code - ELEC § 18566.
in effectEvery person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years who:
(a)
Forges or counterfeits returns of an election purported to have been held at a precinct where no election was in fact held.
(b)
Willfully substitutes forged or counterfeit returns of election in the place of true returns for a precinct where an election was actually held.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026