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§ 799. Improper influence of election by election officials

Whoever, being an election official, willfully fails to perform any election duty or knowingly does any unauthorized act with the intent to affect the election or its results, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

§ 800. Time limitation

No prosecution for any offense defined in this subchapter may be maintained unless it is commenced within one year after the date of the election in connection with which the offense is alleged to have been committed.

§ 797. False count by election officials

Whoever, being an election official, willfully permits or makes or attempts to make any false count of ballots or the election returns, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

§ 794. Improper disclosure of vote

Whoever, being an election official or any other person, while the polls are open, opens any ballot marked by, or received from, a voter at any election, or marks a ballot by folding or otherwise so as to be able to recognize it, or otherwise attempts to discover, or, having discovered, discloses how, any person […]

§ 795. Improper change of election documents

Whoever willfully changes or causes to be changed any official election documents, including ballots, tallies, and returns, or attempts to do so, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

§ 796. Improper delay of election returns

Whoever willfully delays or causes to be delayed any election returns, or attempts to do so, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

§ 789. Voting in false name

Whoever votes or attempts to vote in the name of another person or in any name other than his own, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

§ 790. Voting more than once

Whoever willfully votes or attempts to vote more than once at the same election, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

§ 791. Refusal to accept vote; acceptance of illegal vote

Whoever, being an election official, knowingly refuses the vote of a duly registered and qualified elector, or knowingly accepts the vote of a person not registered in accordance with the provisions of this title (except that of an armed forces absentee as provided in chapter 25 of this title, or of a person having an […]