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The obstruction, by means of violence, fraud, threat, or bribery, of the execution of an electoral law by a citizen of the USSR—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed two years, or by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year.

Article 133. Forgery of electoral documents or improper counting of votes

The forgery of electoral documents or the willfully improper counting of votes, and in like manner the violation of the secrecy of the voting process, when committed by a member of an electoral commission or by another official—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed three years, or by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year.

Article 134. Obstructing the exercise of equal rights by women

Obstruction of the participation by a woman in governmental, public, or cultural activity which substantially violates the equal rights of the women, if accompanied by violence or the threat of violence --

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed two years, or by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year.

Article 135. Violation of privacy of correspondence

Violation of the privacy of correspondence among citizens— shall be punishable by corrective labor for a period not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed 300 rubles, or by public censure.

Article 136. Violation of the privacy of a citizen's home

Illegal search, illegal eviction, or other illegal acts violating the privacy of a citizen's home—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed one year, or by corrective labor for the same period, or by a fine nob to exceed 500 rubles, or by removal from position.

Article 137. Violation of the legal rights of trade unions

Obstruction of the legal activity of trade unions and their organs—