Yes, the New Mexico Republican party is sending a private investigator around to try to scare naturalized citizens out of voting. That’s a no-no.
(b)Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force willfully injures, intimidates or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with-(1)any person because he is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from-
(A) voting or qualifying to vote, qualifying or campaigning as a candidate for elective office, or qualifying or acting as a poll watcher, or any legally authorized election official, in any primary, special, or general election;
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shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
But what’s a little federal crime, among wingnuts?
