In this chapter,
(1) “fraud” means for a person to knowingly
(A) create or confirm another's false impression which the person does not believe to be true, including false impressions as to law or value and false impressions as to intention or other state of mind;
(B) fail to correct another's false impression which the person previously has created or confirmed;
(C) prevent another from acquiring pertinent information;
(2) “knowingly” means for a person to be aware with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a provision of law that the person's conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists; when knowledge of the existence of a particular fact is required, that knowledge is established if a person is aware of a substantial probability of its existence, unless the person actually believes it does not exist;
(3) “precinct” means the territory within which resident voters may cast votes at one polling place;
(4) “state employee” means a person employed by the state who is paid a wage or salary, but does not include a person hired by the state to work as an independent contractor or a person who is in the custody of the state.