Section 16-804 - Tampering with electronic voting system. - Maryland Statutes

§ 16-804. Tampering with electronic voting system.
 

(a)  In general.- When an electronic voting system is used, a person may not willfully and knowingly: 

(1) access the system unless authorized to do so by the appropriate election authority; or 

(2) tamper with or alter the hardware, system components, or software utilized by the voting system, for the purpose of affecting the vote count. 

(b)  Penalties.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than 10 years or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 16-804; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; 2003, ch. 21, § 1; 2004, ch. 549.]