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In the Representation of the People Act 1983, before section 63 insert—
(1)A person who—
(a)is with another person at a polling booth, and
(b)intends to influence that other person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting,
commits an offence.
(2)A person who—
(a)is near a polling booth when another person is at that booth, and
(b)intends to influence that other person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting,
commits an offence.
(3)For the purposes of this section—
(a)a “polling booth” is a compartment in a polling station in which voters can mark votes screened from observation;
(b)assisting a person with voting, in accordance with rule 39 of Schedule 1 or any other legislation, is not influencing that person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting;
(c)a person may be near one polling booth while at a different polling booth.
(4)A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
(a)in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine or to both;
(b)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
(5)This section does not have effect in relation to an election in Scotland or Wales under the local government Act.”
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