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misdemeanor. See State v. Canova, 278 Md. 483, 490 (1976), Bowser v.
State, 136 Md. 342, 345 (1920), Williams v. State, 4 Md. App. 342, 347
(1968), and Dutton v. State, 123 Md. 373, 378 (1914).
Also in subsection (b) of this section, the former reference to imprisonment
"in the penitentiary" is deleted as obsolete in light of CS § 9-103, which
states that notwithstanding any law requiring imprisonment to be served
at a specific State correctional institution, persons are to be sentenced to
the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction.
Defined term: "Election" § 1-101
16-304.
(a) In a polling place on election day, an election judge may not willfully and
knowingly:
(1) Permit a ballot or ballots to be placed into a ballot box prior to the
time for voting; or
(2) Place a ballot in a ballot box unless the ballot is offered by a properly
registered voter.
(b) A person may not:
(1) Cause or permit a vote to be cast or a ballot to be deposited in a ballot
box or a voting device, other than by a person properly qualified to cast a ballot; or
(2) Substitute, alter, add, or remove a voted ballot from a ballot box or a
voting device, except when instructed to do so by the election director.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and is subject to
imprisonment [in the penitentiary] for not less than 1 year nor more than 5 years.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 33, § 16-304.
In subsection (c) of this section, the former reference to imprisonment "in
the penitentiary" is deleted as obsolete in light of CS § 9-103, which states
that notwithstanding any law requiring imprisonment to be served at a
specific State correctional institution, persons are to be sentenced to the
jurisdiction of the Division of Correction.
Subtitle 4. Petitions.
16-401.
(a) A person may not willfully and knowingly:
(1) Give, transfer, promise, or offer anything of value for the purpose of
inducing another person to sign or not sign any petition;
(2) Request, receive, or agree to receive, anything of value as an
inducement to sign or not to sign any petition;
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