Any person who, by threat of violence or in any other manner, intimidates or attempts to intimidate the election officers, the State Board of Elections or a county board of elections in the performance of their duty and any persons who conspire together and go forth armed for the purpose of intimidating said officers, shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
Effective: July 13, 1990

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class D felonybetween 1 and 5 yearsbetween $1,000 and $10,000
For details, see § 532.060

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 119.255

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 80, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 37, effective July 15, 1982. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch.
130, sec. 86.