Section 1705 - Votes

25 PA Cons Stat § 1705 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Prohibition.--An election officer may not do any of the following:

(1) Knowingly refuse the vote of a registered elector.

(2) Knowingly accept the vote of an individual not registered under this part. This paragraph does not apply to a person in actual military service or an individual having an order of court.

(3) Knowingly receive a vote from a person falsely claiming to be a registered elector.

(b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.