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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.
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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.
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**(a) Dollar limits on contributions**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (i) and [section 30117 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30117&num=0&edition=prelim), no person shall make contributions—
(A) to any candidate and his authorized political committees with respect to any election for Federal office which, in the aggregate, exceed $2,000;
(B) to the political committees established and maintained by a national political party, which are not the authorized political committees of any candidate, in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed $25,000, or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year;
(C) to any other political committee (other than a committee described in subparagraph (D)) in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed $5,000; or
(D) to a political committee established and maintained by a State committee of a political party in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000.
(2) No multicandidate political committee shall make contributions—
(A) to any candidate and his authorized political committees with respect to any election for Federal office which, in the aggregate, exceed $5,000;
(B) to the political committees established and maintained by a national political party, which are not the authorized political committees of any candidate, in any calendar year, which, in the aggregate, exceed $15,000, or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar ye
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**(a) Presidential designee** The President shall designate the head of an executive department to have primary responsibility for Federal functions under this chapter.
**(b) Duties of Presidential designee** The Presidential designee shall—
(1) consult State and local election officials in carrying out this chapter, and ensure that such officials are aware of the requirements of this Act;
(2) prescribe an official post card form, containing both an absentee voter registration application and an absentee ballot application, for use by the States as required under [section 20302(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20302/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) carry out [section 20303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20303&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the Federal write-in absentee ballot for absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters in general elections for Federal office;
(4) prescribe a suggested design for absentee ballot mailing envelopes;
(5) compile and distribute (A) descriptive material on State absentee registration and voting procedures, and (B) to the extent practicable, facts relating to specific elections, including dates, offices involved, and the text of ballot questions;
(6) not later than the end of each year after a Presidential election year, transmit to the President and the Congress a report on the effectiveness of assistance under this chapter, including a statistical analysis of uniformed services voter participation, a separate statistical analysis of overseas nonmilitary participation, and a description of State-Federal cooperation;
(7) prescribe a standard oath for use with any document under this chapter affir
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### Statutory Notes
Section 1973dd, Pub. L. 94–203, § 2, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1142; Pub. L. 95–593, § 1, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2535, provided definitions of terms used in this subchapter. See [section 20310 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20310&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 13973dd–1, Pub. L. 94–203, § 3, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1142; Pub. L. 95–593, § 2, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2535, related to qualifications for registration and vote by absentee ballot.
Section 1973dd–2, Pub. L. 94–203, § 4, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1143; Pub. L. 95–593, § 3, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2535, related to State provisions concerning absentee registration or qualification and absentee ballots and to recommendations to States in carrying out the provisions of this section. See [section 20302 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20302&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 1973dd–2a, Pub. L. 94–203, § 5, as added Pub. L. 95–593, § 4(2), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2535, related to acquisition and dissemination by Presidential designee of current absentee voting information from each State.
Section 1973dd–2b, Pub. L. 94–203, § 6, as added Pub. L. 95–593, § 4(2), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2536, related to printing and transmitting of voting material. See [section 3406 of Title 39](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section3406&num=0&edition=prelim), Postal Service, and [section 20301(c)(2) of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20301/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 1973dd–3, Pub. L. 94–203, § 7, formerly § 5, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1143; renumbered
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 608
This section consolidates sections 61e and 61g of title
18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Reference to persons aiding or assisting, contained in
words ‘‘or to aid or assist in furnishing or disclosing’’
was omitted as unnecessary as such persons are made
principals by section 2 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $1,000’’.
§ 606. Intimidation to secure political contribu-
tions
Whoever, being one of the officers or employ-
ees of the United States mentioned in section
602 of this title, discharges, or promotes, or de-
grades, or in any manner changes the official
rank or compensation of any other officer or
employee, or promises or threatens so to do, for
giving or withholding or neglecting to make any
contribution of money or other valuable thing
for any political purpose, shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned not more than three
years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 722; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 210, 212 (Mar. 4,
1909, ch. 321, §§ 120, 122, 35 Stat. 1110).
This section consolidates sections 210 and 212 of title
18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $5,000’’.
§ 607. Place of solicitation
(a) PROHIBITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any
person to solicit or receive a donation of
money or other thing of value in connection
with a Federal, State, or local election from a
person who is loc
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