Country:
Netherlands
Question:
38. Is there a ban on vote buying?
Answer:
Yes
Source:
1 A person who, in an election by gift or promise, bribes a voter to authorize the casting of his vote, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or a third-category fine.
2 A person who, in an election by gift or promise, bribes or otherwise forces a voter to make a statement as referred to in Section H 4 (1) in support of a list, shall be punished with imprisonment of up to six months or fine of the third category.
3 The voter who is bribed by gift or promise to vote by proxy or to make a statement of support is punished with the same penalty.
Source: Art. Z.4, Electoral Law, 1989 (amended 2019)