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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person may not willfully and knowingly:
(1) impersonate a voter or other person in order to register or attempt to register in the name of the voter or other person;
(2) register to vote more than once;
(3) falsify residence in an attempt to register in the wrong location;
(4) secure registration through any unlawful means;
(5) cause by unlawful means the name of a qualified voter to be stricken from the statewide voter registration list;
(6) prevent, hinder, or delay a person having a lawful right to register from registering, through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward;
(7) falsify any name on a registration;
(8) misrepresent any fact relating to registration; or
(9) induce or attempt to induce a person to violate any prohibition in items (1) through (8) of this subsection.
(b) A person acting under color of law may not discriminate against an individual based on the individual's declination to register to vote or voter registration information.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.
(d) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
(e) A person who unintentionally becomes registered to vote under § 3-203 of this article:
(1) shall be considered to have become registered to vote based on information provided to the State Board by an automatic voter registration agency; and
(2) may not be considered to have violated this section because of the unintended registration.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Election Law § 16-101 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/election-law/md-code-elec-law-sect-16-101/
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