Connecticut § 9-367 - Tampering with ballot or voting tabulator.
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§ 9-367. Tampering with ballot or voting tabulator.
Sec. 9-367. Tampering with ballot or voting tabulator. Any person, not being an election official, who, with intent to cause or permit any ballot, voting tabulator or other appliance used in connection with such tabulator to fail to correctly register any vote cast upon such ballot, tabulator or other appliance, during any election or before any election, tampers with a voting tabulator, disarranges, defaces, injures or impairs the same in any manner, or mutilates, injures or destroys any ballot or any other appliance used in connection with such tabulator, shall be guilty of a class C felony.
(1949 Rev., S. 1218; 1953, S. 844d; P.A. 11-20, S. 22; P.A. 12-193, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 11-20 added language re intent and made section applicable to tampering with a ballot, voting tabulator or other appliance, rather than a voting machine or ballot label, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 12-193 changed penalty from imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class C felony, effective July 1, 2012.
See Sec. 9-352 re penalty for tampering with voting tabulator by election official.
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What does Connecticut General Statutes § 9-367 cover?
Section 9-367 ("Tampering with ballot or voting tabulator.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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