856

Whoever, being a police or peace officer:\n(1) refuses or fails, upon demand of any member of a board of elections, or inspector of registration, to render such aid and assistance to him as he shall demand in the maintenance of peace and in the making of arrests without warrants as provided by this title; or\n(2) refuses or fails, upon the reasonable demand of an election officer or three qualified electors, as authorized by section 557 of this title, to clear an avenue to the door of the polling place or to preserve or attempt to preserve the peace at the polling place; or\n(3) willfully hinders or delays, or attempts to hinder or delay, any election official in the performance of his duty—shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.