§ 5144. Unauthorized release of absentee vote information; penalty.
§ 5144. Unauthorized release of absentee vote information; penalty. (a) Any person who knowingly or intentionally releases, transfers, distributes, or otherwise permits or facilitates the distribution of information relating to the number of absentee votes cast in favor or against any particular candidate or measure prior to the close of the polls on the day […]
§ 5136. Tampering with ballots or deceiving voters; penalty.
§ 5136. Tampering with ballots or deceiving voters; penalty. Whoever: (1) Fraudulently changes or alters the ballot of any elector, or substitutes 1 ballot for another, or fraudulently furnishes any elector with a ballot containing more than the proper number of names; or (2) Intentionally practices any fraud upon any elector to induce the elector […]
§ 5137. Disobeying election officers; penalty.
§ 5137. Disobeying election officers; penalty. Whoever wilfully disobeys any lawful command of any election officer, given in the execution of such officer’s duty as such at any election, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. 19 Del. Laws, c. 39, § 45; Code 1915, § […]
§ 5138. Breach of peace or violence on election day; penalty.
§ 5138. Breach of peace or violence on election day; penalty. Whoever on any day of election or during the reading and counting of the votes cast thereat causes any breach of the peace or uses any violence or threats of violence whereby any such election or reading and counting of ballots is impeded or […]
§ 5139. Interference with election officer or challenger; penalty.
§ 5139. Interference with election officer or challenger; penalty. Whoever: (1) Knowingly or wilfully obstructs, hinders, assaults or by bribery, solicitation or otherwise interferes with any election officer or challenger in the performance of any duty required of that election officer or challenger or which that election officer or challenger may by law be authorized […]
§ 5124. Inducing the making of distinguishing mark on ballot; penalty.
§ 5124. Inducing the making of distinguishing mark on ballot; penalty. Whoever induces or attempts to induce any elector to write, paste or otherwise place on that elector’s own ballot the name of any person, or any sign or device of any kind, as a distinguishing mark by which to indicate to any other person […]
§ 5140. Failure of inspector to preserve order.
§ 5140. Failure of inspector to preserve order. Whoever, being an inspector of election, wilfully neglects or when called on wilfully declines to exercise the powers conferred on that inspector of election to preserve order shall be deemed to have knowingly and wilfully violated that inspector of election’s official duty. 19 Del. Laws, c. 39, […]
§ 5125. Inducing election officers to violate election laws; penalty.
§ 5125. Inducing election officers to violate election laws; penalty. Whoever induces or attempts to induce any election officers to violate any of the provisions of this title whether or not such election officers violate or attempt to violate any of such provisions shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years. 27 Del. Laws, c. […]
§ 5141. Stealing or destroying ballot box, ballot, poll list; penalty.
§ 5141. Stealing or destroying ballot box, ballot, poll list; penalty. Whoever, not being an election officer: (1) Steals or wilfully breaks or destroys any ballot box used or intended to be used at any election; or (2) Wilfully or fraudulently conceals, secretes or removes any ballot box from the custody of the election officers; […]
§ 5126. Violations by officials; penalty.
§ 5126. Violations by officials; penalty. Whoever, being a clerk of the peace, an official, or other individual as designated in this title, wilfully violates this title in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her for the violation of which no other punishment is provided by law, shall be fined not less […]