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Article Z 4
 

• 1. Anyone who, at an election, bribes a voter by gift or promise to grant them proxy voting, is punishable by a prison sentence of not more than six months or a category 3 fine.


• 2. Anyone who, at an election, bribes a voter by gift or promise, or otherwise compels them to make a statement as referred to in Article H 4, paragraph 1, in support of a list, is punishable by a prison sentence of not more than six months or a category 3 fine.


• 3. A voter who, by gift or promise, allows themselves to be bribed to vote by proxy or to make a statement of support, is punishable by the same penalty.