Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18
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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Chapter 29 - Notes
Sec.
[591. Repealed.]
592. Troops at polls.
593. Interference by armed forces.
594. Intimidation of voters.
595. Interference by administrative employees of Federal,
State, or Territorial Governments.
596. Polling armed forces.
597. Expenditures to influence voting.
598. Coercion by means of relief appropriations.
599. Promise of appointment by candidate.
600. Promise of employment or other benefit for political
activity.
601. Deprivation of employment or other benefit for
political contribution.
602. Solicitation of political contributions.
603. Making political contributions.
604. Solicitation from persons on relief.
605. Disclosure of names of persons on relief.
606. Intimidation to secure political contributions.
607. Place of solicitation.
608. Absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters.
609. Use of military authority to influence vote of member
of Armed Forces.
610. Coercion of political activity.
611. Voting by aliens.
[612 to 617. Repealed.]
SENATE REVISION AMENDMENT
By Senate amendment, item 610 was changed to read, "610.
Contributions or expenditures by national banks, corporations, or
labor organizations". See Senate Report No. 1620, amendment Nos. 4
and 5, 80th Cong.
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, title II, Sec. 216(b), Sept. 30,
1996, 110 Stat. 3009-573, added item 611.
1993 - Pub. L. 103-94, Sec. 4(c)(2), Oct. 6, 1993, 107 Stat.
1005, added item 610.
1990 - Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV, Sec. 3516, Nov. 29, 1990, 104
Stat. 4923, substituted "Making political contributions" for "Place
of solicitation" in item 603 and "Place of solicitation" for
"Making political contributions" in item 607.
1986 - Pub. L. 99-410, title II, Sec. 202(b), Aug. 28, 1986, 100
Stat. 929, added items 608 and 609.
1980 - Pub. L. 96-187, title II, Sec. 201(a)(2), Jan. 8, 1980, 93
Stat. 1367, struck out item 591 "Definitions".
1976 - Pub. L. 94-453, Sec. 2, Oct. 2, 1976, 90 Stat. 1517,
substituted "political contribution" for "political activity" in
item 601.
Pub. L. 94-283 title II, Sec. 201(b), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 496,
struck out items "608. Limitations on contributions and
expenditures", "610. Contributions or expenditures by national
banks, corporations or labor organizations", "611. Contributions by
Government contractors", "612. Publication or distribution of
political statements", "613. Contributions by foreign nationals",
"614. Prohibition of contributions in name of another", "615.
Limitation on contributions of currency", "616. Acceptance of
excessive honorariums", and "617. Fraudulent misrepresentation of
campaign authority".
1974 - Pub. L. 93-443, title I, Sec. 101(d)(4)(B), (f)(3), Oct.
15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1267, 1268, substituted "Contributions by
foreign nationals" for "Contributions by agents of foreign
principals" in item 613, and added items 614 to 617.
1972 - Pub. L. 92-225, title II, Sec. 207, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat.
11, substituted "contributions and expenditures" for "political
contributions and purchases" in item 608, "Repealed" for "Maximum
contributions and expenditures" in item 609, and "Government
contractors" for "firms or individuals contracting with the United
States" in item 611.
1966 - Pub. L. 89-486, Sec. 8(c)(1), July 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 249,
added item 613.
STATE LAWS AFFECTED; DEFINITIONS
Section 104 of Pub. L. 93-443 provided that:
"(a) The provisions of chapter 29 of title 18, United States
Code, relating to elections and political activities, supersede and
preempt any provision of State law with respect to election to
Federal office.
"(b) For purposes of this section, the terms 'election', 'Federal
office', and 'State' have the meanings given them by section 591 of
title 18, United States Code."
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CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This chapter is referred to in title 10 section 2670.
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