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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Whoever:
(1) Fraudulently changes or alters the ballot of any elector, or substitutes 1 ballot for another, or fraudulently furnishes any elector with a ballot containing more than the proper number of names; or
(2) Intentionally practices any fraud upon any elector to induce the elector to deposit a ballot as that elector’s own vote and to have the same thrown out and not counted, or to have the same counted for a person or candidate other than the person or candidate for whom such elector intended to vote; or
(3) Otherwise defrauds the elector of the elector's vote,
shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 15. Elections § 5136. Tampering with ballots or deceiving voters; penalty - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-15-elections/de-code-sect-15-5136/
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