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18 U.S.C. ยง 611 โ€” Voting by Aliens

18 U.S.C. ยง 611 prohibits aliens from voting in certain U.S. federal elections unless specific conditions are met.

 

Key Provisions

(a) It is unlawful for any alien to vote in an election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for:

 

President, Vice President, Presidential elector

 

Member of the Senate

 

Member of the House of Representatives

 

Delegate from the District of Columbia

 

Resident Commissioner

 

Exceptions:

 

The election is held partly for some other purpose.

 

Aliens are authorized to vote for that other purpose under a State constitution, statute, or local ordinance.

 

Voting for that other purpose is conducted independently of voting for the federal office, so aliens can vote for the other purpose but not for the federal office

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(b) Violation of this section is punishable by:

 

Fine under this title

 

Imprisonment for not more than one year

 

Or both

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(c) The prohibition in (a) does not apply to an alien if:

 

Each natural parent (or adoptive parent, if adopted) is or was a U.S. citizen (by birth or naturalization).

 

The alien permanently resided in the U.S. before turning 16.

 

The alien reasonably believed at the time of voting that they were a U.S. citizen