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18 U.S.C. § 591 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–187, title II, § 201(a)(1), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1367]
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 719; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 9, 63 Stat. 90; Sept. 22, 1970, Pub. L. 91–405, title II, § 204(d)(4), 84 Stat. 853; Feb. 7, 1972, Pub. L. 92–225, title II, § 201, 86 Stat. 8; Oct. 15, 1974, Pub. L. 93–443, title I, §§ 101(f)(2), 102, 88 Stat. 1268, 1269; May 11, 1976, Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 115(g), title II, § 202, 90 Stat. 496, 497, defined terms applicable to prohibitions respecting elections and political activities.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Jan. 8, 1980, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 96–187, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under [section 30101 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 719; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 9, 63 Stat. 90; Sept. 22, 1970, Pub. L. 91–405, title II, § 204(d)(4), 84 Stat. 853; Feb. 7, 1972, Pub. L. 92–225, title II, § 201, 86 Stat. 8; Oct. 15, 1974, Pub. L. 93–443, title I, §§ 101(f)(2), 102, 88 Stat. 1268, 1269; May 11, 1976, Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 115(g), title II, § 202, 90 Stat. 496, 497, defined terms applicable to prohibitions respecting elections and political activities.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Jan. 8, 1980, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 96–187, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under [section 30101 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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When used in this Act:
(1) The term “election” means—
(A) a general, special, primary, or runoff election;
(B) a convention or caucus of a political party which has authority to nominate a candidate;
(C) a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party; and
(D) a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of individuals for election to the office of President.
(2) The term “candidate” means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, and for purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election—
(A) if such individual has received contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000; or
(B) if such individual has given his or her consent to another person to receive contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such individual and if such person has received such contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made such expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000.
(3) The term “Federal office” means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(4) The term “political committee” means—
(A) any committee, club, association, or other group of persons which receives contributions aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year or which makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year; or
(B) any separate segregated fund established under the provisions of [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 593
Sec.
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 contribu-
tions.
607.
Place of solicitation.
608.
Absent uniformed services voters and over-
seas 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 Re-
port No. 1620, amendment Nos. 4 and 5, 80th Cong.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1996—Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, § 216(b), Sept. 30,
1996, 110 Stat. 3009–573, added item 611.
1993—Pub. L. 103–94, § 4(c)(2), Oct. 6, 1993, 107 Stat.
1005, added item 610.
1990—Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3516, Nov. 29, 1990,
104 Stat. 4923, substituted ‘‘Making political contribu-
tions’’ for ‘‘Place of solicitation’’ in item 603 and
‘‘Place of solicitation’’ for ‘‘Making political contribu-
tions’’ in item 607.
1986—Pub. L. 99–410, title II, § 202(b), Aug. 28, 1986, 100
Stat. 929, added items 608 and 609.
1980—Pub. L. 96–187, title II, § 201(a)(2), Jan. 8, 1980, 93
Stat. 1367, struck out item 591 ‘‘Definitions’’.
1976—Pub. L. 94–453, § 2, Oct. 2, 1976, 90 Stat. 1517, sub-
stituted ‘‘political contribution’’ for ‘‘political activ-
ity’’ in item 601.
Pub. L. 94–283 title II, § 201(b), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat.
496, struck out items ‘‘608. Limitations on contri
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