What penalties are envisioned for offences related to incentive driven voter coercion?

Estonia

Estonia

Answer
Both fine and imprisonment
Source

Penal Code of Estonia (as of 2013, in English)

Source: http://www.legaltext.ee/text/en/X30068K11.htm

 

Article 161 Interference with electionsor a referendum, or with determination or announcement of the results thereof

ispunishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to one year of imprisonment.

Penal Code of Estonia (as of 2013, in English)

Source: http://www.legaltext.ee/text/en/X30068K11.htm

Article 162 Preventing a person tofreely exercise his or her right to elect or be elected at an election or tovote at a referendum, if such prevention involves violence, deceit or threat ortakes advantage of a service, economic or other dependent relationship of theperson with the offender is punishable by apecuniary punishment or up to one year of imprisonment.

Penal Code of Estonia (as of 2013, in English)

Source: http://www.legaltext.ee/text/en/X30068K11.htm

 

Article 164 Providing or offeringmaterial benefits to a person with the intention to persuade the person not toexercise his or her election or voting right or to exercise such right in acertain way

 

is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to oneyear of imprisonment.

Penal Code of Estonia (as of 2013, in English)

Source: http://www.legaltext.ee/text/en/X30068K11.htm

 

Article 166 Violation of the procedurefor voting by secret ballot at an election or referendum

is punishable by a fine of up to 100 fine units or bydetention.

Comment
See the law for details on the penalties.
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