{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-126","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Election Law § 17-126","heading":"Misconduct of election officers","body":"§ 17-126. Misconduct of election officers. Any election officer who:\n  1. Reveals to another person the name of any candidate for whom a\nvoter has voted;\n  2. Communicates to another person his opinion, belief or impression as\nto how or for whom a voter has voted; or,\n  3. Places a mark upon a ballot, or does any other act by which one\nballot can be distinguished from another or can be identified; or,\n  4. Before the closing of the polls, unfolds a ballot that a voter has\nprepared for voting, except as provided in section 9-209 of this\nchapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","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/17-126","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"87e761041fa31fc0d47ee00d1bbb3e3319d236ad660a30c559c1dcc2cb4c2295","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-124","next":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-128"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}