N.Y. Election Law § 17-170: Destroying or delaying election returns

§ 17-170. Destroying or delaying election returns. A messenger

appointed by authority of law to receive and carry a report, certificate

or certified copy of any statement relating to the result of any

election, who wilfully mutilates, tears, defaces, obliterates or

destroys the same, or does any other act which prevents the delivery of

it as required by law; and a person who takes away from such messenger

any such report, certificate or certified copy, with intent to prevent

its delivery, or who wilfully does any injury or other act in this

section specified, is guilty of a felony.