Md. Code, Election Law § 16-501
This is the official text of Md. Code, Election Law § 16-501, part of Maryland’s Code, Election Law — governs how elections are conducted.
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§16–501.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not willfully and falsely take an oath or affirmation prescribed:
(1) by the State Board; or
(2) pursuant to this article.
(b) A person may not willfully induce or procure, or offer to induce or procure, another person to willfully and falsely take an oath or affirmation prescribed:
(1) by the State Board; or
(2) pursuant to this article.
(c) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of perjury and shall be punished according to the laws of the State for perjury.
(d) Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of subornation of perjury and shall be punished according to the laws of the State for subornation of perjury.
(1) by the State Board; or
(2) pursuant to this article.
(b) A person may not willfully induce or procure, or offer to induce or procure, another person to willfully and falsely take an oath or affirmation prescribed:
(1) by the State Board; or
(2) pursuant to this article.
(c) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of perjury and shall be punished according to the laws of the State for perjury.
(d) Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of subornation of perjury and shall be punished according to the laws of the State for subornation of perjury.
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