Any person who influences or attempts to influence by force or threat the vote, or by force, threat, bribery or corrupt means, the speech, of any person in a primary, caucus, referendum convention or election; or wilfully and fraudulently suppresses or destroys any vote or ballot properly given or cast or, in counting such votes or ballots, wilfully miscounts or misrepresents the number thereof; and any presiding or other officer of a primary, caucus or convention who wilfully announces the result of a ballot or vote of such primary, caucus or convention, untruly and wrongfully, shall be guilty of a class C felony.
(1949 Rev., S. 1162; 1953, S. 821d; P.A. 74-189, S. 10, 24; P.A. 81-467, S. 7, 8; P.A. 82-176, S. 2, 3; P.A. 12-193, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 74-189 added “referendum” to subject matter of prohibited influences or attempts, changed penalty from a fine between $25 and $100 to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year of both; in 1977 Sec. 9-344 transferred to Sec. 9-364a; P.A. 81-467 deleted reference to voting more than once or casting more than one ballot at a time; P.A. 82-176 added words “or election”; P.A. 12-193 changed penalty from a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 1 year or both to a class C felony, effective July 1, 2012.