Delaware § 5301 - Bringing armed soldiers into State to interfere with elections; penalty.
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§ 5301. Bringing armed soldiers into State to interfere with elections; penalty.
Whoever, being a citizen or inhabitant of this State:
(1) Sends or causes to be sent, brings or causes to be brought into this State, or aids, abets, procures, advises, counsels or in any manner assists in sending or bringing into this State any armed soldier to be present at any voting place in this State or within 5 miles thereof, on the day of any general, special or other election held in this State; or
(2) Aids, abets, procures, advises, counsels or in any manner assists the presence or attendance of any armed soldier at any such voting place, or within 5 miles thereof, on any such election day,
shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000, and imprisoned not less than 1 nor more than 5 years, and shall forever thereafter be incapable of exercising the right of suffrage in this State.
12 Del. Laws, c. 326, § 1; Code 1915, § 1825; Code 1935, § 1914; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 5302;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5301 ("Bringing armed soldiers into State to interfere with elections; penalty.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. 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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