{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-120","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Election Law § 17-120","heading":"Misconduct in relation to certificate of nomination and official ballot","body":"§ 17-120. Misconduct in relation to certificate of nomination and\nofficial ballot. A person who:\n  1. Falsely makes or makes oath to, or fraudulently defaces or destroys\na certificate of nomination or any part thereof; or,\n  2. Files or receives for filing a certifiate of nomination, knowing\nthat any part thereof was falsely made; or,\n  3. Suppresses a certificate of nomination which has been duly filed,\nor any part thereof; or,\n  4. Forges or falsely makes the official indorsement of any ballot; or,\n  5. Having charge of official ballots, destroys, conceals or suppresses\nthem, except as provided by the law. is guilty of a felony.","path":["Election Law","Article 17. Protecting the Elective Franchise","Title 1. Violations of the Elective Franchise"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ELN/17-120","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"caf466da2fc6fdd86df7f3d21c9a0fba47e92022cb4abdb051e5379b190977f0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-118","next":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}