N.Y. ELN Law § 17-116
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Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths, supplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction
Official statutory text
§ 17-116. Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths,\nsupplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction. Any person who:\n 1. During the election, wilfully defaces or injures a voting booth or\ncompartment, or wilfully removes or destroys any of the supplies or\nother conveniences placed in the voting booths or compartments in\npursuance of law; or,\n 2. Before the closing of the polls, wilfully defaces or destroys any\nlist of candidates to be voted for such an election posted in accordance\nwith the election law; or,\n 3. During an election, wilfully removes or defaces the cards for the\ninstruction of voters, posted in accordance with this chapter, is guilty\nof a misdemeanor.\n
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