What penalties are envisioned for offences related to electoral fraud?
Malta
- Both fine and imprisonment
- See comment
General Elections Act (Chapter354), 1991-09-27.
PARTXVII Penal Provisions
Article110 -114, 116.
FOURTEENTHSCHEDULE
(Article118)
Articles41 to 62 of the Electoral (Polling) Ordinance (Cap102)
Certainexpenditure to be illegal practice.
Part 5
Article 47, 48,53, 54, -57
Ministry for Justice, JusticeServices
http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=8824&l=1as retrieved on 26-09-13.
See the law for details on the penalties concerning the amount of fine and time in prison.
Also, the convicted shallin consequence of such conviction become incapable, for a period of seven yearsfrom the date of his conviction of being registered as a voter or voting at anelection under this Ordinance, or of being elected a member, and if at thatdate he has been elected member, his election shall, subject to the provisionsof article 55 of the Constitution of Malta, be vacated from the date of suchconviction.