Section 17-116. Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths, supplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction  


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  • Any person who:
        1. During the election, wilfully defaces or injures a voting booth  or
      compartment,  or  wilfully  removes  or  destroys any of the supplies or
      other conveniences placed  in  the  voting  booths  or  compartments  in
      pursuance of law; or,
        2.  Before  the closing of the polls, wilfully defaces or destroys any
      list of candidates to be voted for such an election posted in accordance
      with the election law; or,
        3. During an election, wilfully removes or defaces the cards  for  the
      instruction of voters, posted in accordance with this chapter, is guilty
      of a misdemeanor.