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N.Y. Election Law § 17-136: False returns; unlawful acts respecting returns

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

§ 17-136. False returns; unlawful acts respecting returns. An

inspector or clerk of an election who intentionally makes, or attempts

to make, a false canvass of the ballots cast thereat, or any false

statement of the result of a canvass, though not signed by a majority of

the inspectors, or any person who induces or attempts to induce any such

inspector or clerk to do so, is guilty of a felony.

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