1. A. Unlawful opening of a voting machine consists of, under color of law or otherwise, without lawful authority, opening, unlocking, inspecting, tampering, resetting or adjusting a voting machine owned by any county, or conspiring with others to have the same done.
2. B. Whoever commits unlawful opening of a voting machine is guilty of a fourth degree felony, in addition to any other offense provided by law.

History: 1953 Comp., § 3-20-4, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 430; 2026, ch. 58, § 8.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2026 amendment, effective May 20, 2026, prohibited persons acting under color of law or otherwise from unlawfully opening a voting machine; added new subsection designations "A" and "B"; in Subsection A, after "consists of" added "under color of law or otherwise"; and in Subsection B, after "fourth degree felony" added "in addition to any other offense provided by law".