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Connecticut Statutes § 9-364a (Formerly Sec. 9-344). Acts prohibited in elections, primaries, referenda, caucuses and conventions. PenaltiesVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

Statute Text

Any person who influences or attempts to influence by force or threat the vote, or by force, threat, bribery or corrupt means, the speech, of any person in a primary, caucus, referendum convention or election; or wilfully and fraudulently suppresses or destroys any vote or ballot properly given or cast or, in counting such votes or ballots, wilfully miscounts or misrepresents the number thereof; and any presiding or other officer of a primary, caucus or convention who wilfully announces the result of a ballot or vote of such primary, caucus or convention, untruly and wrongfully, shall be guilty of a class C felony.

Source

(1949 Rev., S. 1162; 1953, S. 821d; P.A. 74-189, S. 10, 24; P.A. 81-467, S. 7, 8; P.A. 82-176, S. 2, 3; P.A. 12-193 , S. 3 .)

History

Amended by P.A. 12-0193 , S. 3 of the the 2012 Regular Session , eff. 7/1/2012 .