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52 U.S.C. § 21144 — Other criminal penalties
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**(a) Conspiracy to deprive voters of a fair election** Any individual who knowingly and willfully gives false information in registering or voting in violation of [section 10307(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section10307/c&num=0&edition=prelim), or conspires with another to violate such section, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
**(b) False information in registering and voting** 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1015&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
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**(a) Conspiracy to deprive voters of a fair election** Any individual who knowingly and willfully gives false information in registering or voting in violation of [section 10307(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section10307/c&num=0&edition=prelim), or conspires with another to violate such section, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
**(b) False information in registering and voting** 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1015&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 15544 was editorially reclassified as [section 21144 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section21144&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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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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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 21143
records of recipients of funds in the same manner as
the office making the grant or payment involved has
access to such books, documents, papers, and records
under paragraph (1).’’
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–188, § 901(c)(2), inserted ‘‘prior
to November 26, 2014,’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’ in intro-
ductory provisions.
§ 21143. Review and report on adequacy of exist-
ing electoral fraud statutes and penalties
(a) Review
The Attorney General shall conduct a review
of existing criminal statutes concerning election
offenses to determine—
(1) whether additional statutory offenses are
needed to secure the use of the Internet for
election purposes; and
(2) whether existing penalties provide ade-
quate punishment and deterrence with respect
to such offenses.
(b) Report
The Attorney General shall submit a report to
the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate
and House of Representatives, the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the
Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives on the review con-
ducted under subsection (a) together with such
recommendations for legislative and adminis-
trative action as the Attorney General deter-
mines appropriate.
(Pub. L. 107–252, title IX, § 904, Oct. 29, 2002, 116
Stat. 1729.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 15543 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
§ 21144. Other criminal penalties
(a) Conspiracy to deprive voters of a fair election
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 violat
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