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Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

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Article 211<br />

Threat to the candidate<br />

1. Whoever unlawfully forces any candidate to withdraw his or her candidacy shall be<br />

punished by a fine or imprisonment up to one (1) year.<br />

2. Whoever unlawfully prevents or obstructs any candidate from exercising any activity<br />

during an election campaign, shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment up to one (1)<br />

year.<br />

3. Whoever commits the <strong>of</strong>fense set forth in paragraph 1. or 2. <strong>of</strong> this Article by the use<br />

<strong>of</strong> force or serious threat shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> six (6) months to three (3)<br />

years.<br />

Article 212<br />

Preventing exercise <strong>of</strong> the right to vote<br />

1. Whoever, in the exercise <strong>of</strong> duties entrusted to him or her related to elections,<br />

unlawfully, and with the intent to prevent another person from exercising his or her right<br />

to vote, fails to record such person in a voter registration list or removes such person<br />

from the voter registration list shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to three (3)<br />

years.<br />

2. Whoever, during the voting or the referendum unlawfully prevents, obstructs, hinders<br />

or influences the free decision <strong>of</strong> a voter or in any other manner prevents another person<br />

from exercising his or her right to vote shall be punished by imprisonment up to one (1)<br />

year.<br />

3. Whoever commits the <strong>of</strong>fense from paragraphs 1 and 2 <strong>of</strong> this Article by the use <strong>of</strong><br />

force or serious threat shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to five (5) years.<br />

Article 213<br />

Violating the free decision <strong>of</strong> voters<br />

Whoever by the use <strong>of</strong> force or serious threat or abuse <strong>of</strong> the economic and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

dependence <strong>of</strong> a voter, influences or compels a voter in the Republic <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kosovo</strong> to vote in<br />

a particular way or to abstain from voting in an election shall be punished by<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to five (5) years.<br />

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