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 16-301 – 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 16-1002 – Violations of 16-201(a)(6) or (7) or 16-903 of This Title
A person who violates § 16-201(a)(6) or (7) or § 16-903 of this title without knowing that the act is illegal shall pay a civil penalty and have the matter adjudicated in accordance with § 13-604 of this article.
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 16-1003 – Distribution of Fines for Criminal Violations
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a fine imposed for a criminal violation of this article shall be distributed to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund established under § 15–103 of this article.
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 […]
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. […]