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

Ireland

Ireland

Answer
  • Electoral fraud
  • Incentive driven voter coercion
  • Threat driven voter coercion
  • Obstructing the electoral process
  • Offences related to voter registration
  • Unlawful conduct of campaign financing
Source

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0023/print.html#sec21

The Electoral Act 1992

PART XXII

Electoral Offences

Art. 157.—(1) Where a person is guilty of anoffence under this Act, other than an offence mentioned in subsection (2),such person shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction to a finenot exceeding ?1,000 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for aperiod not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment, or

(b) on conviction on indictment toa fine not exceeding ?2,500 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonmentfor a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and suchimprisonment.

(2) Where a person isguilty of an offence under sections 133 , 140 , 148 or 153 , such person shall be liable on summaryconviction to a fine not exceeding ?500 or, at the discretion of the court, toimprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine andsuch imprisonment.

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