Hindering or interfering with voting conduct
100 Hindering or interfering with voting conduct
A person who, in order to hinder or interfere with another person’s voting conduct—
acts fraudulently; or
uses or threatens to use force against any person; or
causes or threatens to cause a detriment to any person;
commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—1 year’s imprisonment.
A person who causes or threatens to cause a detriment to another person (the affected person) because of the voting conduct of any person (whether or not the affected person) commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—1 year’s imprisonment.
In this section—voting conduct of a person means—
the person’s voting or not voting at an election; or
the way in which the person votes at an election.
sch 1 pt 3 ch 14 ch div 3 s 100 amd 1988 No. 88 s 5 sch 2
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