24.2-1005 - Bribery, intimidation, etc., of person receiving ballot.

§ 24.2-1005. Bribery, intimidation, etc., of person receiving ballot.

Any person who (i) by threats, bribery, or other means in violation of theelection laws, attempts to influence any person in giving his vote or ballotor by such means attempts to deter him from voting; (ii) furnishes a ballotto a person who he knows cannot understand the language in which the ballotis printed and misinforms him as to the content of the ballot with an intentto deceive him and induce him to vote contrary to his desire; or (iii)changes a ballot of a person to prevent the person from voting as he desired,shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

This section applies to any election and to any method used by a politicalparty for selection of its nominees and for selection of delegates to itsconventions and meetings.

(1970, c. 462, § 24.1-271; 1993, c. 641.)