Election Law § 17-160 · Title 1. Violations of the Elective Franchise
Procuring fraudulent documents in order to vote
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 17-160. Procuring fraudulent documents in order to vote. 1. Any person who knowingly and wilfully procures from any court, judge, clerk or other officer, any document with intent to enable himself or any other person to register for or vote at any election when he or such other person is not entitled to exercise the elective franchise; or
2. Any person who knowingly and wilfully presents to any election officer for the purpose of having himself or any other person placed upon any list or registry of voters or for the purpose of enabling himself or any other person to vote at any election, any false document, is guilty of a felony.
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