18-2316. TAMPERING WITH CERTIFICATES OF NOMINATION OR BALLOTS. No person shall falsely make, or make oath to, or fraudulently deface, or fraudulently destroy, any certificate of nomination, or any part thereof, or file, or receive for filing, any certificate of nomination, or letter of withdrawal, knowing the same or any part thereof to be falsely made, or suppress any certificate of nomination which has been duly filed, or any part thereof, or wilfully delay the delivery of any ballots, or forge or falsely make the official indorsement on the ballot, or wilfully destroy any ballot. Every person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of not less than one year nor more than five years.
History:
[18-2316, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 891.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Section 18-2301 - OFFICIAL NEGLECT OR MALFEASANCE.
Section 18-2302 - FALSE SWEARING AS TO QUALIFICATIONS AS VOTER.
Section 18-2303 - REFUSAL TO BE SWORN OR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
Section 18-2304 - PROCURING ILLEGAL VOTES.
Section 18-2305 - INTIMIDATION, CORRUPTION AND FRAUDS.
Section 18-2306 - ILLEGAL VOTING OR INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTION.
Section 18-2307 - ATTEMPTING TO VOTE WHEN NOT QUALIFIED, OR TO REPEAT VOTING.
Section 18-2308 - ATTEMPT OF OFFICER TO ASCERTAIN VOTE.
Section 18-2309 - OFFICERS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE RESULT.
Section 18-2310 - FORGING OR COUNTERFEITING RETURNS.
Section 18-2311 - ADDING TO OR SUBTRACTING FROM VOTES.
Section 18-2312 - AIDING AND ABETTING ELECTION OFFENSES.
Section 18-2313 - RIOTOUS CONDUCT AND INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTION.
Section 18-2314 - BETTING ON ELECTIONS.
Section 18-2315 - ELECTION OFFENSES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR.
Section 18-2316 - TAMPERING WITH CERTIFICATES OF NOMINATION OR BALLOTS.
Section 18-2317 - DESTROYING OR DEFACING SUPPLIES.
Section 18-2318 - ELECTIONEERING AT POLLS.
Section 18-2319 - ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE VOTES.
Section 18-2320 - BRIBERY OF ELECTORS.
Section 18-2321 - FRAUDULENT PERMISSION OF REGISTRATION.