# State Government (GSG)

## Title 2. General Assembly

### Subtitle 17. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 2-1701

(a) A person who is not a member of the General Assembly may not operate an electrical voting machine to vote on a question before the Senate or the House.

(b) In addition to any penalty that the Senate or the House sets, a person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not more than 5 years.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)