Election — Violations Of The Elective Franchise — Crimes against the elective franchise not otherwise provided for Date: 25 Jul 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237 Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision of this chapter, which violation is not specifically covered by any of the previous sections of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor. N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-168