Maryland Election Law Section 16-101

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

      (a)      A person may not willfully and knowingly:

            (1)      impersonate a voter or other person in order to register or attempt to register in the name of the voter or other person;

            (2)      register to vote more than once;

            (3)      falsify residence in an attempt to register in the wrong location;

            (4)      secure registration through any unlawful means;

            (5)      cause by unlawful means the name of a qualified voter to be stricken from a registry of voters;

            (6)      prevent, hinder, or delay a person having a lawful right to register from registering, through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward;

            (7)      falsify any name on a registration;

            (8)      misrepresent any fact relating to registration; or

            (9)      induce or attempt to induce a person to violate any prohibition in items (1) through (8) of this subsection.

      (b)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 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.

** SPECIAL NOTE: EFFECTIVE - JANUARY 1, 2006 - CHAPTER 572 - 2005 **

      (a)      A person may not willfully and knowingly:

            (1)      impersonate a voter or other person in order to register or attempt to register in the name of the voter or other person;

            (2)      register to vote more than once;

            (3)      falsify residence in an attempt to register in the wrong location;

            (4)      secure registration through any unlawful means;

            (5)      cause by unlawful means the name of a qualified voter to be stricken from the statewide voter registration list;

            (6)      prevent, hinder, or delay a person having a lawful right to register from registering, through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward;

            (7)      falsify any name on a registration;

            (8)      misrepresent any fact relating to registration; or

            (9)      induce or attempt to induce a person to violate any prohibition in items (1) through (8) of this subsection.

      (b)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 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.