Election Law § 17-116 · Title 1. Violations of the Elective Franchise
Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths, supplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 17-116. Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths, supplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction. Any person who:
1. During the election, wilfully defaces or injures a voting booth or compartment, or wilfully removes or destroys any of the supplies or other conveniences placed in the voting booths or compartments in pursuance of law; or,
2. Before the closing of the polls, wilfully defaces or destroys any list of candidates to be voted for such an election posted in accordance with the election law; or,
3. During an election, wilfully removes or defaces the cards for the instruction of voters, posted in accordance with this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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