38. Is there a ban on vote buying?

120. Bribery.

(1) A person who–

(a) gives, lends, offers, promises, or promises to procure, any money or valuable consideration to or for a voter, or to do for any other person,in order to induce a voter to vote or refrain from voting or corruptly does any such act on account of such voter having voted, or refrained from voting at an election under this Act;

(b) gives, procures, agrees to give or procure, offers, promises, or promises to procure or endeavour to procure, any office, place or employment to or for a voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce the voter to vote or refrain from voting or corruptly does any such act on account of a voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election under this Act;

The Public Elections Act, 2012, available at http://www.sierra-leone.org/Laws/2012-04.pdf accessed February 2018.