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The crime of offering money or compensation to "influence any elector in giving his vote, or deter him from giving the same, or to disturb, or to hinder him in the free exercise of the right of suffrage." Ala. Code §17-23-3.
Also known asvote buying · electoral corruption · vote selling · election bribery · ballot bribery
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The crime of offering money or compensation to "influence any elector in giving his vote, or deter him from giving the same, or to disturb, or to hinder him in the free exercise of the right of suffrage." Ala. Code §17-23-3.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Bribery. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/bribery
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