CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VOTING BY ALIENS IN FEDERAL ELECTION.

SEC. 216. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VOTING BY ALIENS IN FEDERAL ELECTION. (a) In General.— Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 610 the following: “§ 611. Voting by aliens “(a) It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a 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, unless— “(1) the election is held partly for some other purpose; “(2) aliens are authorized to vote for such other purpose under a State constitution or statute or a local ordinance; and “(3) voting for such other purpose is conducted independently of voting for a candidate for such Federal offices, in such a manner that an alien has the opportunity to vote for 110 STAT. 3009–573such other purpose, but not an opportunity to vote for a candidate for any one or more of such Federal offices. “(b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”. (b) Clerical Amendment.— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 610 the following new item: “611. Voting by aliens.”.