§ 17-20-30. Penalty for violations.
(a) Any person who knowingly makes or causes to be made any material false statement in
connection with his or her application to vote as a mail voter, or who votes or attempts
to vote under the provisions of this chapter, by fraudulently signing the name of
another upon any envelope provided for in this chapter, or who, not being a qualified
voter and having knowledge or being chargeable with knowledge of the fact, attempts
to vote under this chapter, or who votes the ballot of another voter, or who deliberately
prevents or causes to prevent the mail ballot to be received by the voter or to be
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§ 17-20-30. Penalty for violations.
(a) Any person who knowingly makes or causes to be made any material false statement in
connection with his or her application to vote as a mail voter, or who votes or attempts
to vote under the provisions of this chapter, by fraudulently signing the name of
another upon any envelope provided for in this chapter, or who, not being a qualified
voter and having knowledge or being chargeable with knowledge of the fact, attempts
to vote under this chapter, or who votes the ballot of another voter, or who deliberately
prevents or causes to prevent the mail ballot to be received by the voter or to be
returned to the board of elections, or who deceives, coerces, or interferes with the
voter casting his or her ballot, and any person who does or attempts to do, or aid
in doing or attempting to do, a fraudulent act in connection with any vote cast or
to be cast under the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a felony.
(b) Any person who, having received a mail voter's ballot and having voted or not voted
the mail ballot, votes or fraudulently attempts to vote at any elective meeting within
the state held on the day for which the ballot was issued shall be guilty of a felony.
(c) Any officer or other person who intentionally opens a mail voter's certified envelope
or examines the contents before the envelope is opened by the board of elections,
as provided in this chapter, shall be guilty of a felony.
(d) The offenses in this section shall be punishable by imprisonment of not more than
ten (10) years and/or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more
than five thousand dollars ($5,000).