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§ 24.2-1009. Stealing or tampering with ballot containers, voting orregistration equipment, software, records or documents.

Any person who (i) steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully tamperswith any part of any ballot container, voting or registration equipment,records, or documents, which are used in any way within the registration orelection process, (ii) steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfullytampers with the software used to prepare and operate voting equipment or thesoftware or hardware used to collect and disseminate election returns, (iii)steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully tampers with an electronicactivation device or electronic data storage medium of the type used toprepare, operate or back-up electronic voting equipment, (iv) willfully,fraudulently, or wrongfully intercepts, alters or disrupts the electronictransmission of election returns or the posting of returns on the Internet,(v) fraudulently makes any entry, deletion, or alteration to any item listedin (i), or (vi) aids, abets, or permits any other person to violate theprovisions of clauses (i) through (v), shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.

(Code 1950, §§ 24-318, 24-404; 1952, c. 4; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-273,24.1-275; 1981, c. 425; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2004, cc.993, 1010.)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-24-2 > Chapter-10 > 24-2-1009

§ 24.2-1009. Stealing or tampering with ballot containers, voting orregistration equipment, software, records or documents.

Any person who (i) steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully tamperswith any part of any ballot container, voting or registration equipment,records, or documents, which are used in any way within the registration orelection process, (ii) steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfullytampers with the software used to prepare and operate voting equipment or thesoftware or hardware used to collect and disseminate election returns, (iii)steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully tampers with an electronicactivation device or electronic data storage medium of the type used toprepare, operate or back-up electronic voting equipment, (iv) willfully,fraudulently, or wrongfully intercepts, alters or disrupts the electronictransmission of election returns or the posting of returns on the Internet,(v) fraudulently makes any entry, deletion, or alteration to any item listedin (i), or (vi) aids, abets, or permits any other person to violate theprovisions of clauses (i) through (v), shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.

(Code 1950, §§ 24-318, 24-404; 1952, c. 4; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-273,24.1-275; 1981, c. 425; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2004, cc.993, 1010.)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-24-2 > Chapter-10 > 24-2-1009

§ 24.2-1009. Stealing or tampering with ballot containers, voting orregistration equipment, software, records or documents.

Any person who (i) steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully tamperswith any part of any ballot container, voting or registration equipment,records, or documents, which are used in any way within the registration orelection process, (ii) steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfullytampers with the software used to prepare and operate voting equipment or thesoftware or hardware used to collect and disseminate election returns, (iii)steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully tampers with an electronicactivation device or electronic data storage medium of the type used toprepare, operate or back-up electronic voting equipment, (iv) willfully,fraudulently, or wrongfully intercepts, alters or disrupts the electronictransmission of election returns or the posting of returns on the Internet,(v) fraudulently makes any entry, deletion, or alteration to any item listedin (i), or (vi) aids, abets, or permits any other person to violate theprovisions of clauses (i) through (v), shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.

(Code 1950, §§ 24-318, 24-404; 1952, c. 4; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-273,24.1-275; 1981, c. 425; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2004, cc.993, 1010.)