{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-18562.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 18562.5","heading":"","body":"(a) A member of the public is guilty of a misdemeanor if, while observing any of the following, he or she willfully engages in any conduct set forth in subdivision (b):\n(1) The processing of vote by mail ballots conducted pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15100) of Division 15.\n(2) The semifinal official canvass conducted pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15150) of Division 15.\n(3) The official canvass conducted pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15300) of Division 15.\n(4) A recount conducted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 15600) of Division 15.\n(b) (1) Attempting to ascertain the identity and ballot choices of a voter, or having observed or learned the identity of a voter, attempting to ascertain the ballot choices of that voter.\n(2) Opening a provisional or vote by mail ballot envelope containing a voted ballot in order to ascertain the voter’s ballot choices.\n(3) Making or placing a mark or device on a ballot or secrecy envelope in an attempt to ascertain the voter’s ballot choices.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS [18000. - 18700.]","CHAPTER 6. Corruption of the Voting Process [18500. - 18582.]","ARTICLE 4. Corruption of Voting [18560. - 18578.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"cbb84a9cf93a132a311b92af9b2435da276144f95e51fb3e7be2b519ea25afc9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-18562","next":"us-ca/elec-18563"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}