(c) False information in registering or voting; penalties Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not
more than $ 10,000 or imprisoned not
more than five years, or both: Provided, however, That this provision shall be applicable only to general, special, or primary elections held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any
candidate for the office of President,
Vice President,
presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, Member of the United States House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Rejection of a
Vice President Bawumia as the party's
presidential candidate is not only highly unlikely on account of his incomparably strong political standing, but,
more importantly, such an unlikely result, were it to happen, would deal a mortal blow to the NPP's ability to escape its Akan - exclusive tag and damage the party electorally.
And with McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, sparking an unprecedented level of interest in the beliefs and philosophies of a
vice presidential candidate, some
more populist questions of science — creationism in the classroom, for example — have taken on a
more direct resonance with voters than usual.