California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 18571

Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

Any person acting on any counting board who refuses to obey any lawful order of the county elections official or his or her deputy is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless he or she is by his or her refusal guilty of a higher crime under the laws of this state.

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Cal. Elec. Code § 18571 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/elec/division-18-penal-provisions/chapter-6-corruption-of-the-voting-process/article-4-corruption-of-voting/section-18571

Other sections in Article 4 - Corruption of Voting

§ 18560§ 18560.1§ 18561§ 18562§ 18562.5§ 18563§ 18564§ 18564.5§ 18565§ 18566…§ 18569§ 18570§ 18571§ 18572§ 18573§ 18573.5§ 18574§ 18575§ 18577§ 18578

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