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

(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.

Pub. L. 99–410, title II, § 202(a)Aug. 28, 1986100 Stat. 929 (Added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 99–410Aug. 28, 1986100 Stat. 924 The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, referred to in text, is , , , which was formerly classified principally to subchapter I–G (§ 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 Provisions

June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 723 Feb. 7, 1972Pub. L. 92–225, title II, § 20386 Stat. 9 Oct. 15, 1974Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(a)88 Stat. 1263 Pub. L. 94–283, title II, § 201(a)May 11, 197690 Stat. 496 section 30116 of Title 52A prior section 608, acts , ; , , ; , , (b), , 1266, set limitations on campaign contributions and expenditures, prior to repeal by , , . See , Voting and Elections.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Dec. 31, 1987section 204 of Pub. L. 99–410 section 20301 of Title 52Section applicable with respect to elections taking place after , see , set out as a note under , Voting and Elections.