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§ 16-201. Offenses relating to voting

West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection LawEffective: June 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Election Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 16. Offenses and Penalties
Subtitle 2. Voting and Electoral Operations (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2023
MD Code, Election Law, § 16-201
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 16-201
§ 16-201. Offenses relating to voting
Currentness
In general
(a) A person may not willfully and knowingly:
(1)(i) impersonate another person in order to vote or attempt to vote; or
(ii) vote or attempt to vote under a false name;
(2) vote more than once for a candidate for the same office or for the same ballot question;
(3) vote or attempt to vote more than once in the same election, or vote in more than one election district or precinct;
(4) vote in an election district or precinct without the legal authority to vote in that election district or precinct;
(5) influence or attempt to influence a voter's voting decision through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward;
(6) influence or attempt to influence a voter's decision, through the use of force, fraud, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward, whether to:
(i) go to the polls to cast a vote; or
(ii) vote by other lawful means; or
(7) engage in conduct that results or has the intent to result in the denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race, color, or disability.
Fines or imprisonment
(b) Except as provided in § 16-1002 of this title, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.
Limitations
(c) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.

Credits

Added as Art. 33, § 16-201, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Transferred to Election Law § 16-201 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2006, c. 4, § 1, eff. Feb. 16, 2006; Acts 2013, c. 157, § 3, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 158, § 3, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2015, c. 396, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2023, c. 221, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 33, § 16-201.
MD Code, Election Law, § 16-201, MD ELEC LAW § 16-201
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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