Corruption of voters.

Existing law prohibits a person or a controlled committee, directly or through any other person or controlled committee, from paying, lending, or contributing, or offering or promising to pay, lend, or contribute, any money or other valuable consideration to or for any voter or for any other person to induce or reward the voter for specified acts, including refraining from voting at any election, voting or refraining from voting at an election for any particular person or measure, and remaining away from the polls at an election, and makes a violation of these prohibitions a crime punishable by imprisonment as specified. This bill would expand these prohibitions to also apply to inducing or rewarding a voter for the act of voting at an election. The bill would make an exception to these prohibitions, as expanded, for a person offering or accepting transportation to or from a polling place or other location where a ballot may be cast. By expanding the definition of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.