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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1973gg-10. Criminal penalties
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 subchapter; 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.
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