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Article 143
 

Registry of those who are not eligible of voting:


(Change: 17/5/1979 - 2234/1 art.)


Even being not eligible of voting, those who register themselves or others without this eligibility on electoral registries, or those who hinder erasing of the names registered like this from electoral registries or those who cause erasing of eligible voter from electoral registries, are sentenced from six months to two years (…)  (1) in prison. (1)


In case these actions are exercised by force, threat or by using power, the responsible will be sentenced to one to five years in prison.