294 Voting offences (1) A person must not— (a) forge any ballot-paper, prescribed form or other form or document submitted or lodged in connection with an election; or (b) utter any forged ballot-paper, prescribed form or other form or document submitted or lodged in connection with an election; or (c) forge the signature of any person on any ballot-paper, prescribed form or other form or document submitted or lodged in connection with an election. (2) An offence against subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) is an indictable offence. (3) A person must not in respect of an election— (a) vote in the name of another person, including a dead or fictitious person; or (b) vote more than once; or (c) apply for a ballot-paper in the name of another person. (4) An offence against subsection (3) is an indictable offence.

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