Current law does not explicitly punish an individual who falsely
creates a slate of presidential electors or serves in a false slate of presidential electors. The bill creates 3 new crimes pertaining to false slates of electors that make it unlawful for an individual to:
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Create a false slate of electors;
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Serve as an elector in a false slate of electors; or
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Conspire to create or serve in a false slate of electors.
The bill also provides that a person commits the crime of perjury if the person is not a presidential elector and knowingly and falsely swears or attests to the oath required by law for presidential electors.
Each crime is a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by no more than
364 days in prison, a fine of not more than $1000, and restitution to the district attorney or the attorney general for the costs of investigating the crime. In addition, a defendant who is convicted of the crime of perjury for knowingly and falsely swearing or attesting to the oath required by law for presidential electors is disqualified, as required by the state constitution, from being a member of the general assembly and from holding any office of trust or profit in the state.
