What is the difference in punishment between "Attempt to commit fraud" and DID "Commit fraud"? Do you see where I am going?
What happens if there is an "attempt" vs. the actual done act? (not yet certified vs. certified) "Election Certification". Now do you see where I am going?
Also, in the harassment of legislators by "Doxxing" and other acts thta could lead to violence towards an election official or anyone else:
18 U.S. Code CHAPTER 29— ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
"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."
Now lets look at:
52 U.S. Code § 20511. Criminal penalties
"A person, including an election official, who in any election for Federal office—...
(2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds, or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of a State of a fair and impartially conducted election process, by—
(A) the procurement or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held; or
(B) the procurement, casting, or tabulation of ballots that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held, shall be fined in accordance with title 18 (which fines shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury, miscellaneous receipts (pursuant to section 3302 of title 31), notwithstanding any other law), or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
Thanks for the citation of law.
Now if only it were applied and enforced.
Here’s the unrolled tweeter thread about the threats and doxxing of the Wayne county board members;
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1328896520373084160.html
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