Any member or employee of a welfare commission or a charity committee, any member or employee of the public charity administration having directly or indirectly offered, promised or given permanent, temporary or extraordinary support to one or several indigent(s) to obtain a vote or absence from voting, is subject to a prison sentence of 8 days up to one month and a fine of between 50 and 500 euros.

The same penalty shall be applied to the members or employees of the above mentioned institutions who refused to help or have suspended the support if the indigent refused to be influenced in his vote or abstain from voting.

Whoever demands support or more support under the threat to vote in a certain sense is subject to a prison sentence of 8 days to three months.