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Electoral Act 2017
210Interference with right to vote
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210 Interference with right to vote
210 Interference with right to vote
(1) A person must not hinder or interfere with the free exercise, by any other person, of the person’s right to vote in an election under this Act.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 years, or both.
(2) A person must not, by violence or intimidation, influence the vote of a person at an election.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 years, or both.
(3) An offence under this section is an indictable offence.