Extension of statute of limitations for certain election interference crimes
Title I — Election interference
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(a) Troops at polls Section 592 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under this section unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 9 years after the date on which the offense was committed.. (b) Interference by armed forces Section 593 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under this section unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 9 years after the date on which the offense was committed.. (c) Intimidation of voters Section 594 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Whoever intimidates and inserting (a) In general.—Whoever intimidates; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Statute of limitations No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under this section unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 9 years after the date on which the offense was committed.. (d) Voting Rights Act of 1965 Section 11 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10307) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under this section unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 9 years after the date on which the offense was committed.. (e) National Voter Registration Act of 1993 Section 12 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20511) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking A person and inserting (a) In general.—A person; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Statute of limitations No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under this section unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 9 years after the date on which the offense was committed..