(a) It is a Class C misdemeanor in such cooperative elections to:

(1) Commit any act prohibited in title 2, chapter 19, part 1;
(2) Prepare more ballots than the number of accounts or eligible members of the cooperative holding the election;
(3) Violate the rules or bylaws of the cooperative relative to voting; or
(4) Otherwise engage in any fraudulent conduct in conducting such elections.
(b) Any action under this section shall be brought in the criminal court of the county in which the election is conducted, as, notwithstanding title 2, chapter 17, shall any action challenging an action under § 65-29-109, relative to the filling of an office specified in § 65-29-111.