Section 18204 Of Chapter 3. Nomination Of Candidates From California Elections Code >> Division 18. >> Chapter 3.

. Any person who willfully suppresses all or any part of a nomination paper or declaration of candidacy either before or after filing is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years or by both that fine and imprisonment.