or clerk of election, machine inspector, overseer, or other
person, who knowingly inserts or knowingly permits to be
inserted any fictitious name, false figure or other fraudulent
entry on or in any registration card, district register, voter's
certificate, list of voters, affidavit, tally paper, general or
duplicate return sheet, statement, certificate, oath, voucher,
account, ballot or other record or document authorized or
required to be made, used, signed, returned or preserved for any
public purpose in connection with any primary or election; or
who materially alters or intentionally destroys any entry which
has been lawfully made therein, except by order of the county
board of elections or court of competent jurisdiction, or who
takes or removes any such book, affidavit, return, account,
ballot or other document or record from the custody of any
person having lawful charge thereof, in order to prevent the
same from being used or inspected or copied as required or
permitted by this act, or who neglects or refuses, within the
time and in the manner required by this act, to deliver the same
into the custody of the officers who are required by this act to
use or keep the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not
exceeding [one thousand ($1,000)] two thousand ($2,000) dollars,
or to undergo an imprisonment of not less than [one (1) month]
two (2) months or more than [two (2)] four (4) years, or both,
in the discretion of the court.
Section 1806. Refusal to Permit Overseers, Watchers,
Attorneys or Candidates to Act.--Any member of a county board of
elections, judge of election or inspector of election who shall
refuse to permit any overseer or watcher, attorney or candidate
to be present, as authorized by this act, at any session of a
county board, computation and canvassing of returns of any
primary or election, recount of ballots or recanvass of voting
machines, as authorized by this act, or at any polling place
during the time the polls are open at any primary or election,
and after the close of the polls during the time the ballots are
counted or voting machine canvassed and until the returns of
such primary or election have been made up and signed, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding [one thousand ($1,000)]
two thousand ($2,000) dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment not
exceeding [one (1) year] two (2) years, or both, in the
discretion of the court.
Section 1807. Driving away Watchers, Attorneys, Candidates
or Overseers.--Any person who by violence or intimidation shall
threaten or drive away any watcher, attorney, candidate or
overseer, or representative of the county board of elections, or
of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, required or permitted to
be present at any polling place, or who shall in any manner
prevent any overseer, or representative of the county board of
elections or of the Secretary of the Commonwealth from
performing his duty under this act, shall be guilty of a
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