Statute · New York Education Law
N.Y. Educ. Law § 2020 — Penalty for false declaration or unauthorized vote
N.Y. Educ. Law § 2020
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Education Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 2020. Penalty for false declaration or unauthorized vote. 1. A person who shall wilfully make a false statement to a board of registration, or to any member or members thereof, or the clerk of the district, for the purpose of having his name placed upon the register, as provided for in…
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N.Y. Educ. Law § 2020 — Penalty for false declaration or unauthorized vote is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 2020. Penalty for false declaration or unauthorized vote. 1. A person who shall wilfully make a false statement to a board of registration, or to any member or members thereof, or the clerk of the district, for the purpose of having his name placed upon the register, as provided for in section two thousand fifteen, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. A person who shall wilfully make a false declaration of his right to vote at a school district meeting or election after his right to vote thereat has been challenged, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
3. Any person not qualified to vote at such meeting or election, who shall vote thereat, shall thereby forfeit ten dollars, to be sued for by the supervisor for the benefit of the district.