A person who:

1. (1) during the progress of an election or within the time for preparation required under this title, knowingly breaks open or violates the seal or lock of a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component in which ballots have been deposited;
2. (2) knowingly obtains a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component that contains ballots and cancels, withholds, or destroys a ballot;
3. (3) knowingly increases or decreases the number of ballots legally deposited in a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component; or

4. (4) knowingly makes a fraudulent erasure or alteration on a tally sheet, poll book, list of voters, or election return deposited in a ballot box, envelope, bag, or voting system component;

   commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.471; P.L.103-2005, SEC.30; P.L.158-2013, SEC.25.