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722.8 Duress to prevent voting.

A person who unlawfully and by force, or threats of force, prevents or endeavors to prevent an elector from giving the elector's vote at any public election commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

Section History: Early form

[C51, § 2698; R60, § 4340; C73, § 4000; C97, § 4924; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13275; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 738.13; C79, 81, § 722.8]


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