Navajo times., 1962-03-28

or disorder q: the polls. OF WHO shall inter-
fere in any manner with the election judges.
counting judges. election clerks, counting
clerks, poll clerks. hallengerS. watchers, Or
voters. shall be tried In a Tribal court, and
upon conviction shall be fined not more than
500 or be impris isoned In a Tribal jail for
not more than three ~ months. or both.
BRIBERY
Any Navajo who shall directly or indirectly
offer, give. lend. or promise to give or lend.
or endeavOr to procure anything of value to
or for any elector. or to or for any other
person. in order to vote. refrain from voting,
or for having voted against any candidate.
proposition. que stion, or constitutional
amendment. or receives anything of value,
or who shall directly or indirectly use any
force. violence or restraint, or imlict or
threaten to inflict upon any per son In order
to induce or compel such person or any other
person to vote or refrain from voting. any
party ticket. or for any candidate. question,
or constitutional amendment at any election.
shall be tried in a Tribal Court, and upon
conviction. shall be punished by fine of not
more than 81 600. or by Imprisonment in
Tribal Jail for not more than five (5) years.
or both.
FALSE VOTING
Amy Navajo. knowing himself to be not
qualified elector, who shall vote or offer to
vote In any election, or who shall vote or
offer to vote in the name of any other person,
whether real. deceased. or fictitious, or who
shall solicit. procure. aid. abet. induce, or
attempt TO procure or induce any person who
is not a qualified elector to vote or attempt
to vote in any election, or any person who,
having voted once, at any election, shall vote
or attempt to vote again, or any person who
shall procure or induce or attempt to procure
or induce any person to vote more than once
at any election. shall be tried in Tribal
court and upon conviction. fined not more
than 81 900 and imprisoned in Tribal jail
for not more than three (3) years.
PERMITTING FRAUDULENT VOTING
Any Navajo election official. who shall
permit any person to vote who is not a
qualified electOr of the precinct or election
district wherein such person offers to vote,
or any qualified elector to vote more than
once. or any Navajo election official who shall
knowingly deposit, permit, counsel, aid, or
assist In causing to be deposited in any
ballot box. any illegal ballot. shall be triedin
a Tribal court and upon conviction, fined not
more than $500. or be imprisoned in Tribal
Jail for not more than six 6)months. or both.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF KEY
Any Navajo who, not authorized by law,
shall have in his possession key to any
ballot box, or possesses an imitation or
duplicate of any key to any ballot box, or
who shall make, direct, or order the making
of any such key. imitation or duplicate of such
key shall be tried in a Tribal court. and
upon conviction. shall be fined not more than
$1,000 or be imprisoned in a Tribal Jail. for
not more than one ~ year. or both.
CERTIFICATE OF NOMLNATEONFORE EN-
DORSEMENT ON BALLOT
Any Navajo who shall falsely make, swear
to, deface. or destroy any certificate of
nomination. or ballot. shall be tried in Tribal
court, and upon conviction imprisoned in
Tribal Jail for not more than five (S) years.
INTOXICATING LIQUORS
No person shall have in his possession or
bring within two hundred (oOO) feet of any
polling place. at any election. any intoxicating
liquor. Volarors will be tried in Tribal
court and upon conviction. fined not more
than $500 or imprisoned in a Tribal jail for
not more than sixty (6O) days. or both.
ASSULTING ELECTION OFFICIALS. INT1M-
IDATlNG VOTER
Any Navajo who shall willfully assault.
insult or abuse any election officer. or who
shall wilfully intimidate. coerce or threaten
any voter within fifty (5O) feet of any polling
place. shall be arrested. tried in Tribal
court. and upon conviction fined not more
than $500 and imprisoned in Tribal Jail
for not more than six (6) months. or both.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The penalties provided for in this Code
shall apply to all general elections, special
elections. and all primary elections other
than Tribal elections. which may be held on
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