But do not accept payment for registering to vote. I is unlawful for any organization to pay an individual to register to vote in a federal election. It is unlawful to pay an individual to vote in a federal election.
A federal court decision and the U.S. Department of Justice interpretation of the prohibition hold that giving a person sufficient paid time off from work to allow him to go to the polls and cast a ballot does not violate the statute. Federal law prohibits anyone from knowingly or willfully paying or offering to pay or accepting payment for registering to vote or voting (42 USC § 1973i(c)). It applies to primaries and elections that have candidates on the ballot for the office of president, vice president, presidential elector, or member of Congress, whether or not the violation alleges payment related to a candidate for one of those particular offices. It includes criminal penalties for violations.
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