N.Y. Election Law Section 17-132
Illegal voting

Any person who:

1.

Knowingly votes or offers or attempts to vote at any election, when not qualified; or, 2. Procures, aids, assists, counsels or advises any person to go or come into any election district, for the purpose of voting at any election, knowing that such person is not qualified; or, 3. Votes or offers or attempts to vote at an election, more than once; or votes or offers or attempts to vote at an election under any other name than his own; or votes or offers or attempts to vote at an election, in an election district or from a place where he does not reside; or, 4. Procures, aids, assists, commands or advises another to vote or offer or attempt to vote at an election, knowing that such person is not qualified to vote thereat; or, 5. Prompts a person, applying to vote, to falsely answer questions put to him by the inspectors concerning his identity or qualifications for voting; or, 6. Being an applicant for an absentee voter’s ballot, makes a material false statement in his application, or a person who makes a material false statement in a medical certificate or an affidavit filed in connection with an application for an absentee voter’s ballot; or, 7. Not being a qualified absentee voter, and having knowledge or being chargeable with knowledge of that fact, votes or attempts to vote as an absentee voter; or, 8. Fraudulently signs the name of another upon an early mail or absentee voter’s envelope or aids in doing or attempting to do a fraudulent act in connection with an early mail or absentee vote cast or attempted to be cast; or, 9. Falsely pretends or represents to the inspectors of election or any of them that he is incapacitated to mark his ballot, for the purpose of obtaining assistance in voting under the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a felony. Any offer or attempt under this section shall be deemed to be the doing of any act made necessary by this chapter preliminary to the delivery of a ballot to an elector or the deposit of the ballot in the ballot box or his admission to the booth or voting machine enclosure.

Source: Section 17-132 — Illegal voting, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ELN/17-132 (updated Jan. 5, 2024; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Definitions 17‑102
Misdemeanors at, or in connection with, primary elections, caucuses, enrollment in political parties, committees, and conventions 17‑104
False registration 17‑106
Misconduct of election officers 17‑108
False affidavits 17‑110
Misdemeanors concerning police commissioners or officers or members of any police force 17‑112
Soliciting media support 17‑114
Failure to furnish information 17‑116
Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths, supplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction 17‑118
Refusal to permit employees to attend election 17‑120
Misconduct in relation to certificate of nomination and official ballot 17‑122
Misconduct in relation to petitions 17‑124
Failure to deliver official ballots 17‑126
Misconduct of election officers 17‑128
Violations of election law by public officer or employee 17‑130
Misdemeanor in relation to elections 17‑132
Illegal voting 17‑134
Unlawful use of pasters 17‑136
False returns 17‑140
Furnishing money or entertainment to induce attendance at polls 17‑142
Giving consideration for franchise 17‑144
Receiving consideration for franchise 17‑146
Offender a competent witness 17‑148
Bribery or intimidation of elector in military service of United States 17‑150
Duress and intimidation of voters 17‑152
Conspiracy to promote or prevent election 17‑154
Pernicious political activities 17‑156
Political assessments 17‑160
Procuring fraudulent documents in order to vote 17‑162
Judicial candidates not to contribute 17‑164
Political contributions by owners of polling places prohibited 17‑166
Penalty 17‑168
Crimes against the elective franchise not otherwise provided for 17‑170
Destroying or delaying election returns
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Jan. 5, 2024

§ 17-132’s source at nysenate​.gov

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