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47. Amending provisions
 

Section 350 of the Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code and the subtitle preceding it shall be replaced by the following provision:


                Criminal offences related to elections, referendums, and the European citizens’ initiative


a) obtains recommendations by violating the rules of nomination, by force or threat of force, deception or by offering financial benefits,


b) obtains signatures for holding a referendum or a European citizens’ initiative by force or threat of force, deception or by offering financial benefits,


c) votes without entitlement,


d) signs without entitlement, indicates false data,


e) obstructs any voter from participating in the election, referendum, referendum initiative or the European citizens’ initiative by force, threat of force or deception, or makes any attempt to influence such person by offering financial benefits,


f) infringes upon the secrecy of the election or referendum,


g) falsifies the result of the election, referendum, referendum initiative or the European citizens’ initiative,


h) receives financial benefits in the nomination process for being recommanded, or for his signature in support of a referendum or the European citizens’ initiative,


i) demands financial benefits for his vote, and receives financial benefits therefor, is guilty of an offence punishable by imprisonment not exceeding three years.


(2) Any person who, in the process of registration of candidacy in elections of representatives of national minority self-governments makes a false statement in connection with his previous candidacy for a national minority self-government representative’s function shall be punishable in accordance with subsection (1).”