Unlawful possession of alcoholic liquors consists of the use or possession of any alcoholic liquor by any member of the election board while performing official duties on election day. Whoever commits unlawful possession of alcoholic liquors is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-20-19, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 445; 2023, ch. 39, § 83. The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, revised the definition of the crime of unlawful possession of alcoholic liquors; and after "any member of the", deleted "precinct" and added "election", and deleted "Unlawful possession also consists of the use, possession or carrying of alcoholic liquor within two hundred feet of the polling place during any election.".
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