Volvy Smilowitz v. United States
1. Title 52, Section 10307(c), proscribes certain wrongful conduct in
connection with voting and registering to vote. By its express terms,
Section 10307(c) applies to only federal elections. Did the Second Circuit
err in widening the scope of the election statute to allow federal oversight
of a purely local state election?
2. The Travel Act proscribes an interstate-nexus "bribery." Did the Second
Circuit err in expanding the scope of the Travel Act to allow federal
prosecution of conduct that does not constitute bribery under the
applicable state, common law, or commercial definitions of that crime?
Whether federal government may regulate fraud in purely local state elections under 52 U.S.C. §10307(c)