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Section 17-23-1
Section 17-23-1Illegal voting or attempting to vote.
Any person who votes more than once at any election held in this state, or deposits more than one ballot for the same office as his vote at such election, or knowingly attempts to vote when he is not entitled to do so, or is guilty of any kind of illegal or fraudulent voting, must, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than five years, at the discretion of the jury.
(Code 1876, §4289; Code 1886, §4185; Code 1896, §4692; Code 1907, §6788; Code 1923, §3906; Code 1940, T. 17, §302.)Section 17-23-2
Section 17-23-2Illegal voting at municipal elections.
Any person who falsely impersonates another and thereby or otherwise fraudulently casts a vote to which he is not entitled, or having voted at such municipal election votes a second time, whether in the same ward or another, or having once obtained registration in any ward, shall cause himself to be registered a second time, or attempts to obtain a second registration, whether in the same or another name, or whether in the same or another ward, or shall aid or assist another not so entitled, knowing him not to be so entitled, to vote or to obtain registration as a voter, shall be guilty of a felony, and, on conviction in the circuit court, or court of like jurisdiction, of the county, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of not less than one nor more than two years.
(Code 1907, §6817; Code 1923, §3935; Code 1940, T. 17, §330.)Section 17-23-3
Section 17-23-3Bribing or attempting to influence voter.
Any person who, by bribery or offering to bribe, or by any other corrupt means, attempts to influence any elector in giving his vote, or deter him from giving the same, or to disturb, or to hinder him in the free exercise of the right of suffrage, at any election, must, on conviction, be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00.
(Code 1876, §4292; Code 1886, §4187; Code 1896, §4694; Code 1907, §6790; Code 1923, §3908; Code 1940, T. 17, §304.)Section 17-23-4
Section 17-23-4Buying votes.
Any person who buys or offers to buy any vote of any qualified elector at any election by the payment of money or the promise to pay the same at any future time, or by the gift of intoxicating liquors or other valuable thing, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00.
(Code 1907, §6808; Code 1923, §3926; Code 1940, T. 17, §321.)Section 17-23-5
Section 17-23-5Selling votes.
Any qualified elector at any election who takes or receives any money or other valuable thing, upon the condition that the same shall be paid at any future time, in exchange for the vote of such elector for any particular candidate, or the promise to vote for any particular candidate, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00. No witness shall be prosecuted for any offense under this section as to which he testified before the grand jury.
(Code 1907, §6809; Code 1923, §3927; Code 1940, T. 17, §322.)Section 17-23-6
Section 17-23-6Candidate barred by bribery.
Any candidate for office in any election, upon conviction of bribing or attempting to influence voter under Section 17-23-3, shall in addition to the fine, be declared ineligible for the office to which he was elected for that term.
(Code 1907, §368; Code 1923, §458; Code 1940, T. 17, §141.)Section 17-23-7
Section 17-23-7Altering or changing vote of elector.
Any person who fraudulently alters or changes the vote of any elector, by which such elector is prevented from voting as he intended, must, on conviction, be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00, and imprisoned in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months.
(Code 1876, §4293; Code 1886, §4188; Code 1896, §4695; Code 1907, §6791; Code 1923, §3909; Code 1940, T. 17, §305.)Section 17-23-8
Section 17-23-8Disturbing elector on election day.
Any person who, on election day, disturbs or prevents, or attempts to prevent, any elector from freely casting his ballot must, on conviction, be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00, and also sentenced to hard labor for the county, or imprisoned in the county jail for not less than six months nor more than one year.
(Code 1876, §4294; Code 1886, §4189; Code 1896, §4696; Code 1907, §6792; Code 1923, §3910; Code 1940, T. 17, §306.)Section 17-23-10
Section 17-23-10Employer intimidating employee.
Any employer who attempts by coercion, intimidation, threats to discharge or to lessen the remuneration of an employee, to influence his vote in any election, or who requires or demands an examination or inspection by himself or another of an employee's ballot, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $500.00.
(Code 1907, §6804; Code 1923, §3922; Code 1940, T. 17, §317.)Section 17-23-11
Section 17-23-11Coercion of employees of corporations.
Any officer or agent of a corporation, or other person with authority to discharge employees, who shall attempt by coercion, intimidation, threats to discharge or to lessen the remuneration of any employee, to influence his vote in any election, or who requires or demands an examination or inspection by himself or another of any employee's ballot, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $500.00.
(Code 1907, §6805; Code 1923, §3923; Code 1940, T. 17, §318.)Section 17-23-12
Section 17-23-12Providing false information to register to vote.
Any person who knowingly provides false information in order to vote or register to vote in violation of Act 2003-313 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law.
(Act 2003-313, p. 733, §11.)
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