Votes - 25 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1705

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     § 1705.  Votes.
        (a)  Prohibition.--An election officer may not do any of the
     following:
            (1)  Knowingly refuse the vote of a registered elector.
            (2)  Knowingly accept the vote of an individual not
        registered under this part. This paragraph does not apply to
        a person in actual military service or an individual having
        an order of court.
            (3)  Knowingly receive a vote from a person falsely
        claiming to be a registered elector.
        (b)  Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a
     misdemeanor of the first degree and shall, upon conviction, be
     sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10,000 or to
     imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.

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