Protecting the Sanctity of Elections Act

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Preamble

Whereas buying votes is apparently not a crime;

Whereas vote buying leads to a society where only the rich will run the government, leading to a corrupt system:

Protecting the Sanctity of Elections Act

Article 1 - Amendment to the Criminal Code

§1 A new article shall be inserted into the Criminal Code 2020 to read as follows:

Article 40 - Vote Buying

§1 Vote buying is the act of offering goods and/or services to a citizen(s), including but not limited to tau, in exchange for a particular outcome in an election.

§2 The sentences available for the crime of vote buying shall be a ban of no less than two (2) weeks and one (1) year, in addition to a ban from holding elected office.