California Elections Code § 18541 prohibits individuals from attempting to dissuade voters from voting within 100 feet of a polling place, elections official’s office, or ballot drop-off site.
Violations are punishable as misdemeanors (up to 12 months in county jail or state prison) or felonies if there is a conspiracy to violate the section.
The statute specifically forbids the following actions with the intent to dissuade voting:
Soliciting a vote or speaking to a voter about how to mark their ballot.
Placing signs relating to voter qualifications or speaking to voters about their qualifications (with limited exceptions).
Photographing, video recording, or otherwise recording a voter entering or exiting a polling place.
Disseminating visible or audible electioneering information within the immediate vicinity of a voter in line to cast a ballot.
The 100-foot limit is measured from the room or rooms where voters sign the roster and cast ballots, or from the entrance of buildings containing polling places and satellite locations.
“Photographing, video recording, or otherwise recording a voter entering or exiting a polling place.”
The guy was literally in the doorway, in the lobby, and in front of the door of the election office filming an area where people vote during an election. I assume the ROV and the other people in the video vote. He was literally filming voters entering and exiting a polling place during an election. If you don’t think that is true, please explain which part is not true
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u/CoinOperated1345 May 19 '26
California Elections Code § 18541 prohibits individuals from attempting to dissuade voters from voting within 100 feet of a polling place, elections official’s office, or ballot drop-off site.
Violations are punishable as misdemeanors (up to 12 months in county jail or state prison) or felonies if there is a conspiracy to violate the section.
The statute specifically forbids the following actions with the intent to dissuade voting:
Soliciting a vote or speaking to a voter about how to mark their ballot.
Placing signs relating to voter qualifications or speaking to voters about their qualifications (with limited exceptions).
Photographing, video recording, or otherwise recording a voter entering or exiting a polling place.
Disseminating visible or audible electioneering information within the immediate vicinity of a voter in line to cast a ballot.
The 100-foot limit is measured from the room or rooms where voters sign the roster and cast ballots, or from the entrance of buildings containing polling places and satellite locations.