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Section 16-207 – Use of Alcoholic Beverages at a Polling Place

    (a)    In this section, “alcoholic beverages” has the meaning provided in § 1–101 of the Alcoholic Beverages Article.     (b)    A person may not bring, send, or attempt to bring or send any alcoholic beverages into a polling place during the hours that the polling place is open.     (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a […]

Section 16-1001 – General Penalty Provisions

    (a)    A person convicted of a misdemeanor under this article for which no penalty is specifically provided is subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $250 or imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months or both.     (b)    A person who is convicted of any criminal violation of […]

Section 16-301 – Neglect of Duties; Corrupt or Fraudulent Acts

    (a)    An election official or an official of a political party may not willfully neglect official duties under this article or engage in corrupt or fraudulent acts in the performance of official duties under this article.     (b)    A person who violates this section is subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 […]

Section 16-302 – Tampering With Election Records

    (a)    A person may not fraudulently tamper with election records of any kind, whether on paper or in any other medium.     (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment for not less than 1 year nor more than 5 years.

Section 16-303 – Operation of Polling Place

    (a)    An election judge, while performing official duties at a polling place, may not willfully and knowingly:         (1)    interfere in any way with the casting of a vote by a person who the election judge knows is lawfully entitled to vote at an election;         (2)    fail to challenge a person who the election judge has reason to believe […]

Section 16-304 – Adding or Deleting Votes or Provisional Ballots

    (a)    In a polling place on election day, an election judge may not willfully and knowingly:         (1)    permit a ballot or ballots to be placed into a ballot receptacle prior to the time for voting; or         (2)    place a ballot in a ballot receptacle unless the ballot is offered by a properly registered voter or is a provisional […]

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 […]