What penalties are envisioned for offences related to voter registration?

Barbados

Barbados

Answer
Both fine and imprisonment
Source

2)A person who objects under this Act or the regulations to the inclusion of anyother person in any list or register relating to electors prepared under thisAct or the regulations upon any ground which he knows or has reasonable causeto believe to be false is guilty of an offence and is liable on summaryconviction to a fine of $100 or to imprisonment for 3 months.

28. Offence to omit qualified person fromregister

 (1) A registering officer or an enumerator whowilfully or without reasonable excuse omits to register the name of any personqualified to be registered is guilty of an offence and is liable on summaryconviction to a fine of $250 or to imprisonment for 6 months or both.

(2) Aregistering officer or an enumerator convicted of an offence under subsection(1) shall, in addition to any penalty prescribed by that subsection, forfeithis right to payment for his services as a registering officer or an enumerator,as the case may be, and, subject to subsection (3), shall be incapable during aperiod of 7 years from

the date of hisconviction

(a) of being qualified as an elector or of voting at any election; and

(b) of beingelected a member of the House of Assembly.

(3) Notwithstandingthat an appeal is made against a conviction for an offence under subsection(l), the incapacity provided for by subsection (2) in the event of any suchconviction shah continue until the appeal is Determined and thereafter, unlessthe conviction is quashed, such incapacity shah remain in force for a period of7 years from the determination of the appeal unless the court hearing theappeal directs that the period of 7 years shah run from the date of conviction.

Comment

Imprisonment range between 3 - 6 months

Fine range between 100 - 250 dollars

(in some case the penalty could be both imprisonment and a fine)

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