ยง 17-132. Illegal voting. Any person who:
1. Knowingly votes or offers or attempts to vote at any election, when
not qualified; or,
2. Procures, aids, assists, counsels or advises any person to go or
come into any election district, for the purpose of voting at any
election, knowing that such person is not qualified; or,
3. Votes or offers or attempts to vote at an election, more than once;
or votes or offers or attempts to vote at an election under any other
name than his own; or votes or offers or attempts to vote at an
election, in an election district or from a place where he does not
reside; or,
4. Procures, aids, assists, commands or advises another to vote or
offer or attempt to vote at an election, knowing that such person is not
qualified to vote thereat; or,
5. Prompts a person, applying to vote, to falsely answer questions put
to him by the inspectors concerning his identity or qualifications for
voting; or,
6. Being an applicant for an absentee voter's ballot, makes a material
false statement in his application, or a person who makes a material
false statement in a medical certificate or an affidavit filed in
connection with an application for an absentee voter's ballot; or,
7. Not being a qualified absentee voter, and having knowledge or being
chargeable with knowledge of that fact, votes or attempts to vote as an
absentee voter; or,
8. Fraudulently signs the name of another upon an absentee voter's
envelope or aids in doing or attempting to do a fraudulent act in
connection with an absentee vote cast or attempted to be cast; or,
9. Falsely pretends or represents to the inspectors of election or any
of them that he is incapacitated to mark his ballot, for the purpose of
obtaining assistance in voting under the provisions of this chapter, is
guilty of a felony.
Any offer or attempt under this section shall be deemed to be the
doing of any act made necessary by this chapter preliminary to the
delivery of a ballot to an elector or the deposit of the ballot in the
ballot box or his admission to the booth or voting machine enclosure.
Structure New York Laws
Article 17 - Protecting the Elective Franchise
Title 1 - Violations of the Elective Franchise
17-106 - Misconduct of Election Officers.
17-108 - False Affidavits; Mutilation, Destruction or Loss of Registry List or Affidavits.
17-110 - Misdemeanors Concerning Police Commissioners or Officers or Members of Any Police Force.
17-112 - Soliciting Media Support.
17-114 - Failure to Furnish Information; False Information.
17-118 - Refusal to Permit Employees to Attend Election.
17-120 - Misconduct in Relation to Certificate of Nomination and Official Ballot.
17-122 - Misconduct in Relation to Petitions.
17-124 - Failure to Deliver Official Ballots.
17-126 - Misconduct of Election Officers.
17-128 - Violations of Election Law by Public Officer or Employee.
17-130 - Misdemeanor in Relation to Elections.
17-134 - Unlawful Use of Pasters.
17-136 - False Returns; Unlawful Acts Respecting Returns.
17-140 - Furnishing Money or Entertainment to Induce Attendance at Polls.
17-142 - Giving Consideration for Franchise.
17-144 - Receiving Consideration for Franchise.
17-146 - Offender a Competent Witness; Witnesses' Immunity.
17-148 - Bribery or Intimidation of Elector in Military Service of United States.
17-150 - Duress and Intimidation of Voters.
17-152 - Conspiracy to Promote or Prevent Election.
17-154 - Pernicious Political Activities.
17-156 - Political Assessments.
17-160 - Procuring Fraudulent Documents in Order to Vote.
17-162 - Judicial Candidates Not to Contribute.
17-164 - Political Contributions by Owners of Polling Places Prohibited.
17-168 - Crimes Against the Elective Franchise Not Otherwise Provided For.