Article 147. Falsification of Electoral Documents, Documents of a Referendum, or Fraudulent Calculation of Ballots
1. Falsification of electoral documents or documents of referendum, the introduction of forged entries into signature lists or voting bulletins, deliberately incorrect calculation of ballots, or deliberately incorrect determination of results of elections or a referendum, or violation of the secret ballot, if these acts are committed by a fiduciary person of a nominated candidate for the Presidency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or a fiduciary person of a candidate for the office of deputy, as well as by a member or an electoral commission, or the commission for conducting a referendum, - shall be punished by a fine in an amount from two hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years, or by imprisonment for a period from four years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain types of activity for a period up to three years or without it.
2. The same acts committed by way of violating the established procedure for the functioning of the electronic electoral system, - shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period up to seven years.
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