Pennsylvania Statutes § 3517 Forging and destroying ballots
Statute Text
Any person who shall forge or falsely make the official endorsement on any ballot or wilfully destroy or deface any ballot or wilfully delay the delivery of any ballots, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five thousand ($5,000) dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of not more than two (2) years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
History
1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, art. XVIII, § 1817. Amended 1998, Feb. 13, P.L. 72, No. 18, § 18, imd. effective.
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