08-07-2014, 11:26 AM
Voter fraud is actually a subsection of Election fraud, so it's not clear to me from reading the statute what the penalty would be.
This is the penalty for an election fraud.
Another section says that there are two types of Election offenses, Election frauds and misdemeanors. Voting fraud is not a misdemeanor and as I said it is a subsection of election fraud, so the above might apply.
This is the penalty for an election fraud.
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¤19-4 Penalties; disqualification for, removal from office; reports of convictions to chief election officer. Every person found guilty of an election fraud shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. Besides the punishment, the person shall be disqualified from voting and from being elected to, holding or occupying any office, elective or appointive. If the person so convicted holds any office, either elective or appointive, at the time of the conviction, the office shall at once and without mention in the sentence or other proceeding be vacated by the conviction. The judge before whom the conviction is had shall immediately transmit to the chief election officer and to the respective county clerks the name of the person, the offense of which the person has been convicted and the sentence of the court. [L 1970, c 26, pt of ¤2; am L 1970, c 188, ¤39; gen ch 1985; am L 2007, c 55, ¤1]
Cross References
Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see ¤¤701-107, 706-610(2), 640, 660.
Another section says that there are two types of Election offenses, Election frauds and misdemeanors. Voting fraud is not a misdemeanor and as I said it is a subsection of election fraud, so the above might apply.