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18 U.S.C. § 611 — Voting by aliens
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**(a)** It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, unless—
(1) the election is held partly for some other purpose;
(2) aliens are authorized to vote for such other purpose under a State constitution or statute or a local ordinance; and
(3) voting for such other purpose is conducted independently of voting for a candidate for such Federal offices, in such a manner that an alien has the opportunity to vote for such other purpose, but not an opportunity to vote for a candidate for any one or more of such Federal offices.
**(b)** Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
**(c)** Subsection (a) does not apply to an alien if—
(1) each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization);
(2) the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining the age of 16; and
(3) the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the United States.
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**(a)** It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, unless—
(1) the election is held partly for some other purpose;
(2) aliens are authorized to vote for such other purpose under a State constitution or statute or a local ordinance; and
(3) voting for such other purpose is conducted independently of voting for a candidate for such Federal offices, in such a manner that an alien has the opportunity to vote for such other purpose, but not an opportunity to vote for a candidate for any one or more of such Federal offices.
**(b)** Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
**(c)** Subsection (a) does not apply to an alien if—
(1) each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization);
(2) the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining the age of 16; and
(3) the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the United States.
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**(a) Prohibition** It shall be unlawful for any person—
(1) who enters into any contract with the United States or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services or furnishing any material, supplies, or equipment to the United States or any department or agency thereof or for selling any land or building to the United States or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of such contract or payment for such material, supplies, equipment, land, or building is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the Congress, at any time between the commencement of negotiations for and the later of (A) the completion of performance under; or (B) the termination of negotiations for, such contract or furnishing of material, supplies, equipment, land, or buildings, directly or indirectly to make any contribution of money or other things of value, or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any such contribution to any political party, committee, or candidate for public office or to any person for any political purpose or use; or
(2) knowingly to solicit any such contribution from any such person for any such purpose during any such period.
**(b) Separate segregated funds** This section does not prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, any separate segregated fund by any corporation, labor organization, membership organization, cooperative, or corporation without capital stock for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office, unless the provisions of [section 30118 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim) prohibit or
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**(a)** Whoever knowingly makes any false statement under oath, in any case, proceeding, or matter relating to, or under, or by virtue of any law of the United States relating to naturalization, citizenship, or registry of aliens; or
**(b)** Whoever knowingly, with intent to avoid any duty or liability imposed or required by law, denies that he has been naturalized or admitted to be a citizen, after having been so naturalized or admitted; or
**(c)** Whoever uses or attempts to use any certificate of arrival, declaration of intention, certificate of naturalization, certificate of citizenship or other documentary evidence of naturalization or of citizenship, or any duplicate or copy thereof, knowing the same to have been procured by fraud or false evidence or without required appearance or hearing of the applicant in court or otherwise unlawfully obtained; or
**(d)** Whoever knowingly makes any false certificate, acknowledgment or statement concerning the appearance before him or the taking of an oath or affirmation or the signature, attestation or execution by any person with respect to any application, declaration, petition, affidavit, deposition, certificate of naturalization, certificate of citizenship or other paper or writing required or authorized by the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, citizenship, or registry of aliens; or
**(e)** Whoever knowingly makes any false statement or claim that he is, or at any time has been, a citizen or national of the United States, with the intent to obtain on behalf of himself, or any other person, any Federal or State benefit or service, or to engage unlawfully in employment in the United States; or
**(f)** Whoever knowingly makes any false statement or claim that he is a citizen of the United States in order to
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**(a)** As used in this chapter—
(1) The term “administrator” means the official designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to [section 1104(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1104/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “advocates” includes, but is not limited to, advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in.
(3) The term “alien” means any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
(4) The term “application for admission” has reference to the application for admission into the United States and not to the application for the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.
(5) The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.
(6) The term “border crossing identification card” means a document of identity bearing that designation issued to an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign contiguous territory in accordance with such conditions for its issuance and use as may be prescribed by regulations. Such regulations shall provide that (A) each such document include a biometric identifier (such as the fingerprint or handprint of the alien) that is machine readable and (B) an alien presenting a border crossing identification card is not permitted to cross over the border into the United States unless the biometric identifier contained on the card matches the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien.
(7) The term “clerk of court” means a clerk of a naturalization court.
(8) The terms “Commissioner” and “Deputy Commissioner” mean the Co
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 609
(b) Whoever knowingly gives false information
for the purpose of establishing the eligibility of
any person to register or vote under the Uni-
formed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting
Act, or pays or offers to pay, or accepts payment
for registering or voting under such Act shall be
fined in accordance with this title or imprisoned
not more than five years, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 99–410, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 28,
1986, 100 Stat. 929.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Vot-
ing Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99–410, Aug. 28,
1986, 100 Stat. 924, which was formerly classified prin-
cipally to subchapter I–G (§ 1973ff et seq.) of chapter 20
of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering in Title 52, Vot-
ing and Elections, and is now classified principally to
chapter 203 (§ 20301 et seq.) of Title 52. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 608, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat.
723; Feb. 7, 1972, Pub. L. 92–225, title II, § 203, 86 Stat. 9;
Oct. 15, 1974, Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(a), (b), 88 Stat.
1263, 1266, set limitations on campaign contributions
and expenditures, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–283, title
II, § 201(a), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 496. See section 30116
of Title 52, Voting and Elections.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section applicable with respect to elections taking
place after Dec. 31, 1987, see section 204 of Pub. L.
99–410, set out as a note under section 20301 of Title 52,
Voting and Elections.
§ 609. Use of military authority to influence vote
of member of Armed Forces
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