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Article 159
 

1. Persons who prevent the entrance or exit of any of the delegates of the lists to and from the polling stations, or in any way try to prevent them from exercising all their powers granted by this law will be punished with coercive detention.


2. Should the offender be the chief electoral officer, the sentence will not be less than six months, under any circumstance.