Any person who, with intent to disenfranchise any elector, influences or attempts to influence by force or threat, bribery or corrupt, fraudulent or deliberately deceitful means any elector to stay away from any election shall be guilty of a class D felony.
(1949 Rev., S. 1123; 1953, S. 841d; P.A. 12-193, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 12-193 added provision re intent to disenfranchise an elector, inserted “by force or threat, bribery or corrupt, fraudulent or deliberately deceitful means” and changed penalty from a fine of not more than $500 and imprisonment of not more than 1 year or less than 3 months to a class D felony, effective July 1, 2012.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 151 - Elections: Prohibited Acts and Penalties
Section 9-349. - Unlawful sessions of board for admission.
Section 9-350. - Failure to warn election.
Section 9-351. - Delay in counting or declaring vote.
Section 9-352. - Tampering with tabulator by election official.
Section 9-353. - False statement, certificate or return.
Section 9-354. - Improper printing of ballot.
Section 9-355. - Official neglect or fraud.
Section 9-356. - Neglect to elect grand jurors.
Section 9-357. - Fraudulent registration.
Section 9-359. - Absentee ballots.
Section 9-359a. - False statement in absentee balloting. Class D felony.
Section 9-360. - Fraudulent voting.
Section 9-361. - Primary or enrollment violations.
Section 9-362. - Decision of election officials no bar to prosecution.
Section 9-363. - Circulation of misleading instructions.
Section 9-364. - Influencing elector to refrain from voting.
Section 9-364b. - Restrictions on incumbents' use of public funds.
Section 9-365. - Employers' threats.
Section 9-366. - Interference with electors in voting.
Section 9-367. - Tampering with ballot or voting tabulator.
Section 9-368. - Arrest of accused.
Section 9-368c. - Misrepresentation of contents of a petition.