Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73
§21144 Other criminal penalties
Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Voting Assistance and Election Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 209— - ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 21144
Summary
Anyone who knowingly lies when registering to vote or when voting, or who agrees with someone else to do that, can be fined, put in jail, or both. Anyone who knowingly commits fraud or lies about being naturalized, being a citizen, or about their alien registration can also be fined, put in jail, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 52, §21144
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(a)Any individual who knowingly and willfully gives false information in registering or voting in violation of section 10307(c) of this title, or conspires with another to violate such section, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
(b)Any individual who knowingly commits fraud or knowingly makes a false statement with respect to the naturalization, citizenry, or alien registry of such individual in violation of section 1015 of title 18 shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15544 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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52 U.S.C. § 21144
Title 52 — Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73