CHAPTER TWO: CORRUPTION OF THE ELECTION
PROCESS ............................................................................... 19
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ........................... 19
WHAT IS ELECTION FRAUD?........................... 22
1. In General ......................................................... 22
2. Conduct that Constitutes Federal
Election Fraud .................................................. 23
3. Conduct that Does Not Constitute
Federal Election Fraud ..................................... 26
4. Conditions Conducive to Election Fraud ......... 27
5. Voter Participation Versus Non-voter
Participation Cases ........................................... 27
(a) Election frauds not involving the
participation of voters ............................... 28
(b) Election frauds involving the participation
of voters .................................................... 29
JURISDICTIONAL SUMMARY .......................... 30
1. Statutes Applicable to Non-Federal
Elections ........................................................... 31
2. Statutes Applicable to Federal
Elections Only .................................................. 32
STATUTES ............................................................ 33
1. Conspiracy Against Rights: 18 U.S.C. § 241 ... 33
2. Deprivation of Rights under Color of Law:
18 U.S.C. § 242 ................................................ 37
3. False Information in, and
Payments for, Registering and Voting:
52 U.S.C. § 10307(c) ........................................ 38
(a) The basis for federal jurisdiction .............. 39
(b) False information to an election official ... 40
(c) Vote-Buying ............................................. 43
(d) Conspiracy to cause illegal voting ............ 45
4. Voting More than Once:
52 U.S.C. § 10307(e) ........................................ 46
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