# Election Law (GEL)

## Title 16. Offenses and Penalties

### Subtitle 6. Canvassing

#### Section 16-601

(a) An election judge or other election official may not willfully and knowingly:

  (1) make, sign, publish, or deliver a false certificate or statement of the result of the election or any other false report of any kind; or

  (2) deface, destroy, or conceal any statement, tally, certificate, or other document entrusted to the official's care and custody.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment for not less than 1 year nor more than 10 years.

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Md. Code Ann., Election Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)