17-212 – Prohibition Against Voter Intimidation, Deception or Obstruction.
§ 17-212. Prohibition against voter intimidation, deception or obstruction. 1. (a) No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, may engage in acts of intimidation, deception, or obstruction that affects the right of voters to access the elective franchise. (b) A violation of paragraph (a) this subdivision shall be established if: (i) a […]
17-214 – Authority to Issue Subpoenas.
§ 17-214. Authority to issue subpoenas. In any action or investigation to enforce any provision of this title, the attorney general shall have the authority to take proof and determine relevant facts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules.
17-168 – Crimes Against the Elective Franchise Not Otherwise Provided For.
§ 17-168. Crimes against the elective franchise not otherwise provided for. Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision of this chapter, which violation is not specifically covered by any of the previous sections of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
17-170 – Destroying or Delaying Election Returns.
§ 17-170. Destroying or delaying election returns. A messenger appointed by authority of law to receive and carry a report, certificate or certified copy of any statement relating to the result of any election, who wilfully mutilates, tears, defaces, obliterates or destroys the same, or does any other act which prevents the delivery of it […]
17-146 – Offender a Competent Witness; Witnesses’ Immunity.
§ 17-146. Offender a competent witness; witnesses’ immunity. 1. A person offending against any section of this article is a competent witness against another person so offending and may be compelled to attend and testify on any trial, hearing or proceeding or investigation in the same manner as any other person. 2. In any criminal […]
17-148 – Bribery or Intimidation of Elector in Military Service of United States.
§ 17-148. Bribery or intimidation of elector in military service of United States. Any person who, directly or indirectly, by bribery, menace or any other corrupt means, controls, or attempts to control an elector of this state enlisted in the military service of the United States, in the exercise of his rights under the election […]
17-150 – Duress and Intimidation of Voters.
§ 17-150. Duress and intimidation of voters. Any person or corporation who directly or indirectly: 1. Uses or threatens to use any force, violence or restraint, or inflicts or threatens to inflict any injury, damage, harm or loss, or in any other manner practices intimidation upon or against any person in order to induce or […]
17-152 – Conspiracy to Promote or Prevent Election.
§ 17-152. Conspiracy to promote or prevent election. Any two or more persons who conspire to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means and which conspiracy is acted upon by one or more of the parties thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
17-154 – Pernicious Political Activities.
§ 17-154. Pernicious political activities. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Intimidate, threaten or coerce, or to attempt to intimidate, threaten or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or for the purpose of […]
17-156 – Political Assessments.
§ 17-156. Political assessments. Any officer or employee of the state, or of a political subdivision thereof who, directly or indirectly uses his authority or official influence to compel or induce any other officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision thereof, to pay or promise to pay any political assessment shall be […]