Adds impersonation of board of elections members or other election officers to the crime of criminal impersonation in the first degree.
The bill amends the penal law to include the impersonation of board of elections members or other election officers, or an employee thereof, as a form of criminal impersonation in the first degree. This change aims to protect the integrity of election processes by criminalizing the act of pretending to be an election official. The offense remains a class E felony, aligning with the severity of other impersonation crimes.
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