[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC594]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 29--ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
Sec. 594. Intimidation of voters
Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate,
threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering
with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose,
or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any
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, at any
election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing such
candidate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 S
