722.4  Bribery of elector or election officials.

1.  A person who offers, promises, or gives anything of value or any benefit to any elector for the purpose of influencing the elector's vote, in any election authorized by law, or any elector who receives anything of value or any benefit knowing that it was given for such purpose, commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

2.  A person who offers, promises, or gives anything of value or any benefit to any precinct election official authorized by law, or to any executive officer attending the same, conditioned on some act done or omitted to be done contrary to the person's official duty in relation to such election, commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

Section History: Early form

  [C51, § 2691; R60, § 4333; C73, § 3993; C97, § 4914-4916; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13263-13265; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 738.1-738.3; C79, 81, § 722.4]

Section History: Recent form

  2000 Acts, ch 1201, §12


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