What penalties are envisioned for offences related to incentive driven voter coercion?
Bulgaria
Answer
Both fine and imprisonment
Source
CriminalCode of the Republic of Bulgaria Publication State Gazette No. 26/02.04.1968,in force as of 01.05.1968,
Last amendment SG No. 32/27.04.2010, in force as of 28.05.2010
http://legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/8881/preview
| Article 167
(1) (Last amendment, SG No. 27/2009) An individual who prevents somebody from exercising his/her right to vote or from being elected through the use of violence, fraud, threat or another illegal way, is subjected to a penalty of imprisonment for a term up to three years and a fine from one to ten thousand BGN.
| Article 167 (2) (Last amendment, SG No. 27/2009) An individual who offers or provides material benefits to another individual with the purpose to persuade him/her to exercise his right to vote to the benefit of a particular candidate, political party or coalition is subjected to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to five years and a fine from ten to twenty thousand BGN. | Article 167 (3) (Last amendment, SG No. 27/2009) An individual who arranges the offering or providing material benefits to another individual with the purpose to persuade him to exercise his right to vote to the benefit of a particular candidate, political party or coalition is subjected to a penalty of up to six years and a fine from five to twenty thousand BGN. Article 167-a (1) (Last amendment, SG No. 27/2009) An individualwho requests or receive a material benefit to the purpose of exercising hisright to vote to the benefit of a particular candidate, is subjected to apenalty of imprisonment for a term of up to three years and a fine of onethousand to five thousand BGN. | |
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Comment
See the law for details on the penalties.
