29.
National Voter Registration Act§ 1973gg-10. Criminal
Penalties
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§ 1973gg-10. Criminal penalties
A person, including an election official, who in any election for
Federal office--
- knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or
attempts
to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any person for--
- registering to vote, or voting, or attempting to register
or
vote;
- urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote, or to attempt
to
register or vote; or
- exercising any right under this subchapter; or
- 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--
- 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
- 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.
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