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Local Electoral Act 2001

Offences

124: Voting offences

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"Breaking the rules when voting can get you in trouble"

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You can get in trouble if you vote more than once in the same election. You can also get in trouble if you interfere with voting documents without permission. This can include removing or deleting records of votes that have been cast, and you could face imprisonment for up to 2 years if you are convicted.

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Part 7Offences

124Voting offences

  1. Every person commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, who—

  2. votes or applies to vote more than once at the same election or poll; or
    1. without authority, removes, deletes, or otherwise interferes with any voting document, or other record of a vote that has been cast.

      Compare
      • 1976 No 144 s 56(4)
      Notes
      • Section 124: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).