Section 178: Interference with the secrecy of voting

178. Interference with the secrecy of voting.—A person is guilty of interference with the secrecy of voting if he— (a) interferes or attempts to interfere with a voter when he records his vote; (b) in any manner obtains or attempts to obtain in a polling station information as to the candidate or candidates for whom a voter is about to vote or mark his preferences in case of election to the Senate or has voted or, as the case may be, marked his preferences; (c) communicates at any time any information obtained in a polling station as to the candidate or candidates for whom a voter is about to vote or mark his preferences or has voted or marked his preferences; (d) takes or attempts to take a photograph of the marked ballot paper by using cell phone camera or any other device to interfere with the secrecy of vote; or (e) in any other manner discloses the secrecy of the vote.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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