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.
Cal. Evid. Code § 1050
Political Vote
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 19 Cal. 4th 353 - People v. Ochoa (1999)
Most recently applied in 19 Cal. 4th 353 - People v. Ochoa (January 1999)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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