{"data":{"id":"us-pa/25-pa.c.s.-1712","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"25 Pa.C.S. § 1712","heading":"Approval of registration.","body":"(a) Prohibition.--A person may not do any of the following:\n(1) Intentionally alter a party designation without a request from the registered elector.\n(2) Intentionally fail to make a transmission under section 1328 (relating to approval of registration applications).\n(b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.","path":["Title 25 - ELECTIONS","PART IV VOTER REGISTRATION","CHAPTER 17 PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=25\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=17\u0026sctn=12\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2024-03-06 (Statute Update stamp, 25 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:53Z","sha256":"ff74aa05dac27ab510b4826e1f397f6c06615cd761fa32a263bb2a9c43ceef94","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/25-pa.c.s.-1711","next":"us-pa/25-pa.c.s.-1713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}