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Article 137
 

(Amended by Article 290 of Law 5728 on 23 January 2008)


In case the chairman or one of the members of an electoral board or any person in charge specified in this law fails to send the ballot box voter lists, lists of candidates, papers and packages and ballots related to the elections, ballot boxes, ballot envelopes or other tangible or intangible means and other election materials to their destination on time, or prevents them from reaching their destination or fails to take delivery of them, they shall be sentenced to imprisonment from two to five years.


In case above mentioned acts are committed by people other than those assigned, the lowest sentence applicable shall be one year imprisonment.