PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Makes it a crime for anyone, including an election official, to scare, threaten, or force a person — or try to do so — because they register to vote, vote, try to register or vote, help someone else register or vote, or use any right given under this chapter. It also makes it a crime to knowingly cheat people out of a fair election by using, casting, or counting voter registration forms or ballots that the person knows are fake or false under state law. A person convicted can be fined under Title 18 (the fine goes to the Treasury general fund, miscellaneous receipts, under section 3302 of Title 31, despite any other law), imprisoned for up to 5 years, or both.

Title 52, §20511

Voting and Elections, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

A person, including an election official, who in any election for Federal office—

(1)knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any person for—

(A)registering to vote, or voting, or attempting to register or vote;

(B)urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote, or to attempt to register or vote; or

(C)exercising any right under this chapter; or

(2)knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds, or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of a State of a fair and impartially conducted election process, by—

(A)the procurement or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held; or

(B)the procurement, casting, or tabulation of ballots that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held,

shall be fined in accordance with title 18 (which fines shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury, miscellaneous receipts (pursuant to section 3302 of title 31), notwithstanding any other law), or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1973gg–10 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§20511 Criminal Penalties

Summary

Title 52, §20511

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