Section 16-1004 – Violations of 16-201 of This Title — Injunctive Relief
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Attorney General may institute an action in a circuit court of the State for injunctive relief in accordance with the Maryland Rules to prohibit a person from committing an imminent violation or continuing to commit a violation of § 16–201 of this title. (2) (i) This paragraph […]
Section 16-401 – Offenses Relating to Petitions
(a) A person may not willfully and knowingly: (1) give, transfer, promise, or offer anything of value for the purpose of inducing another person to sign or not sign any petition; (2) request, receive, or agree to receive, anything of value as an inducement to sign or not to sign any petition; (3) misrepresent any fact for the purpose […]
Section 16-501 – False Oath or Affirmation
(a) A person may not willfully and falsely take an oath or affirmation prescribed: (1) by the State Board; or (2) pursuant to this article. (b) A person may not willfully induce or procure, or offer to induce or procure, another person to willfully and falsely take an oath or affirmation prescribed: (1) by the State Board; or (2) pursuant to […]
Section 16-601 – False Reports
(a) An election judge or other election official may not willfully and knowingly: (1) make, sign, publish, or deliver a false certificate or statement of the result of the election or any other false report of any kind; or (2) deface, destroy, or conceal any statement, tally, certificate, or other document entrusted to the official’s care and custody. […]
Section 16-701 – Defacing or Removing Records
(a) A person with custody of election records may not willfully and knowingly: (1) destroy, deface, falsify, remove, or conceal any record related to voting; (2) make a fraudulent entry or alteration, or permit another person to make a fraudulent entry or alteration, of any record related to voting; or (3) allow any other person to do the acts […]
Section 16-801 – Destruction of Voting Equipment
(a) A person may not willfully: (1) conceal, damage, or destroy voting equipment used or intended to be used on the day of election; or (2) remove voting equipment from the custody of the election judges or other election officials. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of […]
Section 16-802 – Tampering With Voting Equipment
(a) A person may not willfully and knowingly: (1) tamper with, damage, or attempt to damage any voting equipment that is used or will be used in an election; or (2) prevent or attempt to prevent the correct operation of any voting equipment that is used or will be used on the day of election. (b) An unauthorized person […]
Section 16-803 – Removal or Destruction of Equipment or Supplies
(a) A person may not remove, deface, or destroy equipment or supplies placed in a polling place by election officials during an election. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 3 years or both.
Section 16-804 – Tampering With Electronic Voting System
(a) When an electronic voting system is used, a person may not willfully and knowingly: (1) access the system unless authorized to do so by the appropriate election authority; or (2) tamper with or alter the hardware, system components, or software utilized by the voting system, for the purpose of affecting the vote count. (b) A person who violates […]
Section 16-901 – Offenses Relating to Certificates of Candidacy or Nomination
(a) A person may not falsely or fraudulently: (1) make, deface, or destroy a certificate of candidacy or certificate of nomination or any part of the certificate; or (2) file or suppress a certificate of candidacy or certificate of nomination that has been duly filed. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on […]