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Which types of election-related misconducts are regarded as criminal offences?

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Answer
  • Electoral fraud
  • Incentive driven voter coercion
  • Threat driven voter coercion
  • Obstructing the electoral process
Source

Parliamentary Elections Act, No.1 of 1981

Art. 66-88

Electoral Offences

71.(2) Every offence under section 66 or section67 or section 68 or section 69 or section 70 shall be a cognizable offencewithin the meaning of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, .. No. 15 of 1979.

74.(4) Eirery offence under this section shallbe a cognizable offence within the meaning 'of the Code of CrilninalProcedure  Act,' No. 15 of 1979.

77. (1) Every person who at any election-

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shall be guilty of the offence of personationwhich shall be a cognizable offence within the meaning of the Code of: CriminalProcedure Act, No. 15 of 1979,.

Source:

http://www.ifes.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Election%20Law/1981/IFES_18/EL00120.pdf

Code Of Criminal ProcedureAct (No. 15 of 1979) - Sect 9

Criminal summaryjurisdiction of Magistrates' Courts

9. Subject to and in accordance with theprovisions of this Code every Magistrate's Court shall have-

(a) power and authority and is herebyrequired to hear, try, determine, and dispose of in a summary way all suits orprosecutions for offences committed wholly or in part within its localjurisdiction, which offences by this Code or any other law in force are madecognizable by a Magistrate's Court or District Court;

source: http://www.commonlii.org/lk/legis/num_act/cocpa15o1979276/s9.html

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