election, paragraph 7(4), Schedule 4 to the RPA 2000 A person does not commit an offence under section 13D(1A) if they did not know, and had no reason to suspect, that the information was false 60 Personation Any person (who Corrupt On summary Votes at a parliamentary or local government commits, aids, abets, practice conviction: an election in person or by post as some other counsels or procures unlimited fine and/or person, or votes in person or by post as proxy the commission of the up to six months’ for a person they know/have reasonable offence of personation) imprisonment. grounds to assume is dead/fictitious or their On indictment: fine proxy is no longer in force and/or up to two years’ imprisonment 61(1) Voting whilst a legal incapacity Any person Illegal An unlimited fine Voting in person or by post, whether as an practice elector or as proxy, or applying to vote by proxy or by post as an elector, knowing that they are subject to a legal incapacity Applying to appoint a proxy knowing that either the elector or proxy is subject to a legal incapacity Voting in person or by post as a proxy for a person they know is subject to a legal incapacity 61(2)(a) Multiple voting Any person Illegal An unlimited fine Voting as elector other than by proxy either: practice
election, paragraph 7(4), Schedule 4 to the RPA 2000 A person does not commit an offence under section 13D(1A) if they did not know, and had no reason to suspect, that the information was false 60 Personation Votes at a parliamentary or local government election in person or by post as some other person, or votes in person or by post as proxy for a person they know/have reasonable grounds to assume is dead/fictitious or their proxy is no longer in force Any person (who commits, aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of the offence of personation) Corrupt practice On summary conviction: an unlimited fine and/or up to six months’ imprisonment. On indictment: fine and/or up to two years’ imprisonment 61(1) Voting whilst a legal incapacity Voting in person or by post, whether as an elector or as proxy, or applying to vote by proxy or by post as an elector, knowing that they are subject to a legal incapacity Applying to appoint a proxy knowing that either the elector or proxy is subject to a legal incapacity Voting in person or by post as a proxy for a person they know is subject to a legal incapacity Any person Illegal practice An unlimited fine 61(2)(a) Multiple voting Voting as elector other than by proxy either: Any person Illegal practice An unlimited fine