§ 22-26-111 — Intimidation

(a) Intimidation consists of:
(i) Inducing, or attempting to induce, fear in an
election official or elector by use of threats of force,
violence, harm or loss, or any form of economic retaliation, for
the purpose of impeding or preventing the free exercise of the
elective franchise or the impartial administration of the
Election Code; or
(ii) Soliciting the contribution of funds, other
items of value or election assistance to the campaign of any
candidate, candidate’s committee, political action committee or
sponsors of a ballot proposition, by use of threats of physical
violence or any form of economic or official retaliation.
(b) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this
section that the defendant did not in fact possess the ability
to carry out the threat made.