Pennsylvania Statutes § 3519 Destroying, defacing or removing notices, et cetera
Statute Text
Any person who shall, prior to any primary or election, wilfully deface, remove or destroy any notice or list of candidates posted in accordance with the provisions of this act, or who, during any primary or election, shall wilfully deface, tear down, remove or destroy and card of instructions, notice of penalties, specimen ballot or diagram printed or posted for the instruction of electors, or who shall, during any primary or election, wilfully remove or destroy any of the supplies or conveniences furnished by the county board of elections to any polling place in order to enable electors to vote, or the election officers to perform their duties, or who shall wilfully hinder the voting of others, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one hundred ($100) dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of not more than three (3) months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
History
1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, art. XVIII, § 1819.
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