Intimidation of voters
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or 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 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 720 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 91–405, title II, §204(d)(5), Sept. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 853 (PDF, 2.0 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to intimidate, threaten, or pressure someone, or try to, to interfere with their right to vote, or to make them vote or not vote for a federal candidate.