his voting right or to vote for or against a particular candidate or proposition, shall be punished by a term of imprisonment of three months to three years’ to ‘whoever by use of force, threat or by any other unlawful means, coerces another in an election, impeachment vote or referendum to exercise or not to exercise his voting right or to vote for or against a particular candidate or proposition, shall be punished...’ Prosecutorial Council # 3 It is necessary to review the stipulated penalties for both forms of the criminal offense referred to in Article 155 of the Criminal Code (violation of the right to vote) with a view to fight this crime, considering the last amendments to the Criminal Code, according to which the purpose of punishment is not only general and special prevention, but also achieving social condemnation and reinforcing the obligation to punish. Ministry of Justice, the prosecutor’s office, State Prosecutorial Council H S # 4 Consider reintroducing a criminal offense providing for the punishment of the polling board members to the criminal justice system, considering the fact that they are the bodies for the conduct of the elections and that the quality of election day depends greatly on their role. Ministry of Justice, the prosecutor’s office, State Prosecutorial Council M M # 5 Consider amending Article 146 of the Criminal Code in the section on Unauthorized Collection of Personal Data with an aim to protect the voter’s freedom in the elections. Given the intensity of the threat this criminal offense poses during the election process, stricter sanctions should be imposed for both forms of this criminal offense. Ministry of Justice, the prosecutor’s office, State Prosecutorial Council M M # 6 Consider amending Article 153 of the Criminal Code, which regulates the manner of prosecution and review the introduction of ex officio prosecution by the public prosecutor instead of the existing solution that provides for prosecution of private lawsuit for both forms of the criminal offense referred to in Article 146. Ministry of Justice, the prosecutor’s office, State Prosecutorial Council M M * Low Medium High 85