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§ 5128. Fraudulent voting; penalty.

§ 5128. Fraudulent voting; penalty. Whoever, at any general or special election: (1) Falsely personates any elector or other person and votes or attempts or offers to vote in or upon the name of such elector or other person; or (2) Votes or attempts to vote in or upon the name of any other person […]

§ 5129. False entries by clerk of election.

§ 5129. False entries by clerk of election. Whoever, being a clerk of election or other election officer performing the duty of such clerk: (1) Wilfully keeps a false poll list; or (2) Knowingly inserts in that clerk of election’s or election officer’s poll list any false statement, or any name, statement, check, letter or […]

§ 5130. Failure of election officer to perform duties.

§ 5130. Failure of election officer to perform duties. Whoever, being an election officer, wilfully: (1) Excludes any vote duly tendered, knowing that the person offering the same is lawfully entitled to vote at such election; or (2) Receives a vote from any person who has been duly challenged in relation to such person’s right […]

§ 5131. False count or certification by election officer.

§ 5131. False count or certification by election officer. Whoever, being an election officer, wilfully: (1) Makes any false count of votes cast at any election, or makes, signs, publishes or delivers any false return of such election or any false certificate or statement of the result of such election, knowing the same to be […]

§ 5117. Unauthorized entering of voting room; penalties.

§ 5117. Unauthorized entering of voting room; penalties. (a) Whoever does not meet the qualifications of § 4933 of this title, and enters the voting room on the day of election other than to vote, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more […]

§ 5118. Interference with election; penalties.

§ 5118. Interference with election; penalties. (a) Whoever: (1) Enters or attempts to enter the voting room before the hour of opening the polls on the day of election or at the time of opening the election, or at any time during the day of the election and before the hour of closing the election […]

§ 5119. Feigning a physical disability to obtain assistance in voting; penalty.

§ 5119. Feigning a physical disability to obtain assistance in voting; penalty. (a) Whoever, being an elector, feigns a physical defect or disability in order to be permitted to bring into the election room or voting booth another person, shall be fined $100 and shall be imprisoned not more than 2 years. (b) Whoever, being […]

§ 5120. Secreting person in election room; penalty.

§ 5120. Secreting person in election room; penalty. Whoever, other than the election officers, secretes or attempts to secrete himself or herself in any part of the polling room during the hours of the election for any purpose whatsoever, shall be fined not less than $100 and may be imprisoned not more than 1 year. […]