A.
Buying votes.
(1)
A person shall not, either directly or indirectly, give, lend, or
promise money or other valuable consideration to a person as an inducement
to encourage him or her to vote for or against a candidate, or as
a reward to refrain from voting.
(2)
Any person who is found guilty by the NHBP Court of violating this
provision shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000.
B.
Undue employer influence during a campaign.
(1)
A person shall not, either directly or indirectly, discharge or threaten
to discharge an employee of the person or the person's employer
for the purpose of influencing the employee's vote at an election.
(2)
Any person who is found guilty of violating this provision shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000.
D.
Campaign bribery.
(1)
A person shall not attempt, by means of bribery, menace or other
corrupt means or device, either directly or indirectly, to influence
a voter's free act of voting for candidates of the voter's
own choice, or to deter a voter from voting.
(2)
Any person who is found guilty of violating this provision shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000.
E.
Illegal voting.
(1)
A person shall not, in connection with an election, falsely impersonate
another person, or vote or attempt to vote under the name of another
person, or attempt to induce another person to impersonate another
person or attempt to vote under the name of another.
(2)
Any person who is found guilty of violating this provision shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000.
F.
Making false statements in connection with voting.
(1)
A person shall not knowingly and willingly give false information
to establish his or her eligibility to vote, or give false information
in connection with an application for voter registration, an application
for absentee voting, a candidacy declaration, or a campaign finance
disclosure.
(2)
Any person who is found guilty of violating this provision shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000.
G.
Illegal absentee voting.
H.
Inducement of campaign violations.
(1)
A person shall not knowingly induce another person to violate any
provision of this Election Code with the specific intention of interfering
with, or casting doubt upon the integrity of, an election or a candidate's
election campaign.
(2)
Any person who is found guilty of violating this provision shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000.
I.
Ballot tampering.
(1)
Aside from an authorized member of the Election Board involved in
the counting of ballots, no person who has possession of an absentee
ballot mailed or delivered to another person shall do any of the following:
(2)
Any person who is found guilty of violating this provision shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000.
If the Election Board believes that a person has violated any of the provisions in § 3.1-24, or any other criminal law, it may refer the matter to the NHBP police, NHBP Prosecutor, or other appropriate authority for criminal investigation and potential prosecution, investigate the matter as an election dispute under Article VIII of this chapter, or both.
