52 U.S.C. § 21143 — Review and report on adequacy of existing electoral fraud statutes and penalties
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-252 to r/title-52-VOTING-AND-ELECTIONS · 114 words · no verdicts yet
The Attorney General must review current criminal election laws to see if new offenses are needed to protect internet-based elections, and whether existing penalties are strong enough. The Attorney General must then report the findings and any recommended changes to four congressional committees.
(a) Review: The Attorney General must review existing criminal laws about election offenses. The review must find out whether new criminal offenses are needed to protect internet use in elections, and whether current penalties punish and deter those offenses well enough.
(b) Report: The Attorney General must send a report on that review to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and the House Administration Committee. The report must include any legislative or administrative recommendations the Attorney General thinks are appropriate.
The Attorney General shall conduct a review of existing criminal statutes concerning election offenses to determine—
whether additional statutory offenses are needed to secure the use of the Internet for election purposes; and
whether existing penalties provide adequate punishment and deterrence with respect to such offenses.
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 conducted under subsection (a) together with such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Attorney General determines appropriate.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–252, title IX, § 904, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1729.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-252 · 116 Stat. 1729
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-252 on 2002-10-29.
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