Section 1712 - Approval of registration

(a) Prohibition.--A person may not do any of the following: (1) Intentionally alter a party designation without a request from the registered elector. (2) Intentionally fail to make a transmission under section 1328 (relating to approval of registration applications). (b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.