§ 16-101
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§16–101.
(a)A person may not willfully and knowingly:
(1)impersonate a voter or other person in order to register or attempt to register in the name of the voter or other person;
(2)register to vote more than once;
(3)falsify residence in an attempt to register in the wrong location;
(4)secure registration through any unlawful means;
(5)cause by unlawful means the name of a qualified voter to be stricken from the statewide voter registration list;
(6)prevent, hinder, or delay a person having a lawful right to register from registering, through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward;
(7)falsify any name on a registration;
(8)misrepresent any fact relating to registration; or
(9)induce or attempt to induce a person to violate any prohibition in items
(1)through
(8)of this subsection.
(b)A person acting under color of law may not discriminate against an individual based on the individual’s declination to register to vote or voter registration information.
(c)A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.
(d)A person who violates this section is subject to § 5–106(b) of the Courts Article.
(e)A person who unintentionally becomes registered to vote under § 3–203 of this article:
(1)shall be considered to have become registered to vote based on information provided to the State Board by an automatic voter registration agency; and
(2)may not be considered to have violated this section because of the unintended registration.