What penalties are envisioned for offences related to electoral fraud?

Maintenanceof Secrecy of Voting

539.Every Election Officer, representative or other person,

whoperforms any duty in connection with the recording or

countingof votes at an election, and every voter at the

timeof voting within the polling station, shall maintain

secrecyof voting

FraudulentRemoval or Tampering

546.No person shall:

(a)Tamper with or steal, or, without due authority or fraudulently, replace,deface or destroy any official electoral documents;

Impersonationat Elections

556.A person who applies for a ballot paper or seeks permission to cast vote in afictitious name, or in the name of any other person whether living or dead orwho having

votedonce at such election again applies for a ballot paper or seeks permission tocast a vote in his/her own name and whoever abets,

Election Act Bhutan

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Offencesunder the Penal Code of Bhutan

564.Any act or omission which is an offence under the Penal Code of Bhutan shall bedeemed to be an offence under this Act if committed in relation to any activityconnected with the preparation or revision of an Electoral Roll or conduct ofan election and be punishable with the same penalty as prescribed under thePenal Code of Bhutan. Provided the Election Commission may, notwithstanding theprovisions related to any specific penalties in this Act and based on thegravity of the offence, resort to appropriate administrative measuresincluding:

(a)Warning;

(b)Forfeiture;

(c)Fine;

(d)Public Reprimand;

(e)Restraining Order;

(f)Cancellation of Candidature;

(g)Nullification of Election Results; and

(h)Deregistration of a Political Party

Source:

http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/PublicElectionFundActEnglish.pdf