Maryland Election Law Section 16-201

Article - Election Law

§ 16-201.

      (a)      A person may not willfully and knowingly:

            (1)      (i)      impersonate another person in order to vote or attempt to vote; or

                  (ii)      vote or attempt to vote under a false name;

            (2)      vote more than once for a candidate for the same office or for the same ballot question;

            (3)      vote or attempt to vote more than once in the same election, or vote in more than one election district or precinct;

            (4)      vote in an election district or precinct without the legal authority to vote in that election district or precinct; or

            (5)      influence or attempt to influence a voter's voting decision through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward.

      (b)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $2,500 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.

      (c)      A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.



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