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18 U.S.C. § 608 - Absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters

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(a) Whoever knowingly deprives or attempts to deprive any person of a right under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act shall be fined in accordance with this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(b) Whoever knowingly gives false information for the purpose of establishing the eligibility of any person to register or vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, or pays or offers to pay, or accepts payment for registering or voting under such Act shall be fined in accordance with this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(Added Pub. L. 99410, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 929.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThe Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99410, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 924, which was formerly classified principally to subchapter IG (§ 1973ff et seq.) of chapter 20 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering in Title 52, Voting and Elections, and is now classified principally to chapter 203 (§ 20301 et seq.) of Title 52. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 608, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 723; Feb. 7, 1972, Pub. L. 92225, title II, § 203, 86 Stat. 9; Oct. 15, 1974, Pub. L. 93443, title I, § 101(a), (b), 88 Stat. 1263, 1266, set limitations on campaign contributions and expenditures, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94283, title II, § 201(a), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 496. See section 30116 of Title 52, Voting and Elections.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection applicable with respect to elections taking place after Dec. 31, 1987, see section 204 of Pub. L. 99410, set out as a note under section 20301 of Title 52, Voting and Elections.