{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-136","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Election Law § 17-136","heading":"False returns; unlawful acts respecting returns","body":"§ 17-136. False returns; unlawful acts respecting returns. An\ninspector or clerk of an election who intentionally makes, or attempts\nto make, a false canvass of the ballots cast thereat, or any false\nstatement of the result of a canvass, though not signed by a majority of\nthe inspectors, or any person who induces or attempts to induce any such\ninspector or clerk to do so, 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/17-136","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"8111418e81c8e3149dda8075e7c216745fca09a4ef49d28a035ade7f4bfebb4b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-134","next":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}