It is unlawful for any person directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person in his or her behalf, to recklessly impede, prevent, make a credible threat, menace, intimidate, or otherwise interfere with the free exercise of the elective franchise of any elector, including any elector who is delivering no more than ten mail ballots to a drop box or drop-off location designated by the county clerk and recorder or designated election official, or to compel, induce, or prevail upon any elector either to give or refrain from giving the elector's vote at any election provided by law or to give or refrain from giving the elector's vote for any particular person or measure at any such election. Each such offense is a class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 435, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3129, § 35, effective March 1, 2022. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (HB 26-1113), ch. 267, p. 1514, § 62, effective June 1.