New York Election Law Section 17-126 - Misconduct of election officers.

17-126. Misconduct of election officers. Any election officer who:

1. Reveals to another person the name of any candidate for whom a voter has voted;

2. Communicates to another person his opinion, belief or impression as to how or for whom a voter has voted; or,

3. Places a mark upon a ballot, or does any other act by which one ballot can be distinguished from another or can be identified; or,

4. Before the closing of the polls, unfolds a ballot that a voter has prepared for voting, is guilty of a misdemeanor.


Last modified: February 3, 2019