25 Pa.C.S. § 1712
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Approval of registration.
Official statutory text
(a) Prohibition.--A person may not do any of the following:
(1) Intentionally alter a party designation without a request from the registered elector.
(2) Intentionally fail to make a transmission under section 1328 (relating to approval of registration applications).
(b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(1) Intentionally alter a party designation without a request from the registered elector.
(2) Intentionally fail to make a transmission under section 1328 (relating to approval of registration applications).
(b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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