38. Is there a ban on vote buying?

6.2 A person is guilty of bribery who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf gives any money or procures any office to or for any elector or to or for any other person on behalf of any elector or to or for any other person in order to induce any elector to vote or refrain from voting; or corruptly makes any gift or procurement as is specified in paragraph

(a) on account of any elector having voted or refrained from voting; or makes any gift or procurement as is specified in paragraph

(b) to or for any person in order to induce that person to procure, or endeavour to procure, the return of any person at an election or the vote of any elector, [...]

Source: Article 6.2, Election Offences and Controversies, 1969 (amended 1989)

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