Any person who files or submits for filing a nomination paper or declaration of candidacy knowing that it or any part of it has been made falsely is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. Elec. Code § 18203
Nomination of Candidates
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case People v. Milstein (2012)
Most recently applied in People v. Milstein (December 2012)
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 64
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