§ 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 […]
§ 5132. Fraudulent deposit or alteration of ballots or entering voting machine booth or casting vote; penalty.
§ 5132. Fraudulent deposit or alteration of ballots or entering voting machine booth or casting vote; penalty. (a) Whoever, being an election officer, at any election: (1) Knowingly and wilfully puts or causes to be put any ballot or ballots or other paper having the semblance thereof into any box used at such election for […]
§ 5133. Wilful neglect of duty by election officers.
§ 5133. Wilful neglect of duty by election officers. Whoever, being an election officer of whom any duty is required in this title, is guilty of any wilful neglect of such duty or of any corrupt or fraudulent conduct or practice in the execution of the same shall be deemed to have knowingly and wilfully […]
§ 5134. Stealing, destroying or secreting records; penalty.
§ 5134. Stealing, destroying or secreting records; penalty. (a) Whoever, being an election officer having the custody of any registration records, or copy thereof, oath, return of votes, certificate, poll list or any paper, document, or evidence of any description, in this title directed to be made, filed or preserved: (1) Steals, wilfully destroys, mutilates, […]
§ 5135. Perjury; subornation of perjury.
§ 5135. Perjury; subornation of perjury. (a) Whoever is convicted of wilful false swearing or affirming in taking any oath or affirmation prescribed by or upon any examination provided for in this title is guilty of perjury. (b) Whoever wilfully or corruptly instigates, advises, induces or procures any person to swear or affirm falsely, or […]
§ 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 […]