ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 549

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the
jurisdiction of the District Court is concurrent with that of the circuit court in a
criminal case:

(i) In which the penalty may be confinement for 3 years or more or
a fine of $2,500 or more; or

(ii) That is a felony, as provided in § 4-301(b)(2), (6), (7), (8), (9),
(10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), [and] (20), AND (21) of this subtitle.

Article - Election Law

16-801.

(a)     A person may not willfully:

(1)     conceal, damage, or destroy voting equipment used or intended to be
used on the day of election; or

(2)     remove voting equipment from the custody of the election judges or
other election officials.

(b)     A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and is subject to A
FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $50,000 $10,000 OR imprisonment for not [less than 1 year
nor] more than [5] 10 3 years OR BOTH.

16-802.

(a)     A person may not willfully and knowingly:

(1)     tamper with, damage, or attempt to damage any voting equipment
that is used or will be used in an election; or

(2)     prevent or attempt to prevent the correct operation of any voting
equipment that is used or will be used on the day of election.

(b)     An unauthorized person may not make or have in the person's possession a
key to any voting equipment that is used or will be used on the day of election.

(c)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a [misdemeanor] FELONY
and is subject to a fine of not more than [$1,000] $50,000 $10,000 or imprisonment for
not more than [1 year] 10 3 YEARS or both.

16-803.

(a)     A person may not remove, deface, or destroy equipment or supplies placed
in a polling place by election officials during an election.

(b)     A person who violates this section is GUILTY OF A FELONY AND IS subject
to a fine of not more than [$500] $60,000 $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than
[1 year] 10 3 YEARS or both.

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