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N.Y. Election Law § 17-126: Misconduct of election officers

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  1. Election Law
  2. Article 17. Protecting the Elective Franchise
  3. Title 1. Violations of the Elective Franchise

§ 17-126. Misconduct of election officers. Any election officer who:

1. Reveals to another person the name of any candidate for whom a

voter has voted;

2. Communicates to another person his opinion, belief or impression as

to how or for whom a voter has voted; or,

3. Places a mark upon a ballot, or does any other act by which one

ballot can be distinguished from another or can be identified; or,

4. Before the closing of the polls, unfolds a ballot that a voter has

prepared for voting, except as provided in section 9-209 of this

chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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