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Article 160
 

(Amended by Article 306 of Law 5728 on 23 January 2008)


Anyone who votes or tries to vote although he/she knows that he/she is not eligible for voting are sentenced to prison terms for two years to five years.
Anyone who votes or tries to vote with another person’s name are sentenced to prison terms for three to five years.


(Amended third paragraph by Article 12 of Law 5749 on 13 March 2008) Anyone who casts or tries to cast a double vote are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph.