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Electioneering Prohibitions

WARNING: ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED!


VIOLATIONS CAN LEAD TO FINES AND/OR IMPRISONMENT.


WHERE:

  • Within the immediate vicinity of a person in line to cast their ballot or within 100 feet of the
    entrance of a polling place, curbside voting or drop box the following activities are prohibited.

WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE PROHIBITED:

  • DO NOT ask a person to vote for or against any candidate or ballot measure.
  • DO NOT display a candidate’s name, image, or logo.
  • DO NOT block access to or loiter near any ballot drop boxes.
  • DO NOT provide any material or audible information for or against any candidate or ballot
    measure near any polling place, vote center, or ballot drop box.
  • DO NOT circulate any petitions, including for initiatives, referenda, recall, or candidate
    nominations.
  • DO NOT distribute, display, or wear any clothing (hats, shirts, signs, buttons, stickers) that
    include a candidate’s name, image, logo, and/or support or oppose any candidate or ballot
    measure.
  • DO NOT display information or speak to a voter about the voter’s eligibility to vote.

The electioneering prohibitions summarized above are set forth in Article 7 of Chapter 4 of
Division 18 of the California Elections Code.

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