Statute · New York Election Law
N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-116 — Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths, supplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction
N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-116
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Election Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 17-116. Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths, supplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction. Any person who:
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N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-116 — Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths, supplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 17-116. Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths, supplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction. Any person who:
1. During the election, wilfully defaces or injures a voting booth or compartment, or wilfully removes or destroys any of the supplies or other conveniences placed in the voting booths or compartments in pursuance of law; or,
2. Before the closing of the polls, wilfully defaces or destroys any list of candidates to be voted for such an election posted in accordance with the election law; or,
3. During an election, wilfully removes or defaces the cards for the instruction of voters, posted in accordance with this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.