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18 U.S.C. § 597 — Expenditures to influence voting

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 82 words · no verdicts yet

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This section makes it a crime to pay or receive money in exchange for voting, not voting, or voting for or against a candidate. A willful violation can receive a longer maximum sentence.

A person may not pay or offer to pay anyone to vote, not vote, or vote for or against a candidate. A person also may not ask for, accept, or receive such a payment in exchange for voting or not voting. The punishment is a fine, imprisonment for up to 1 year, or both. If the violation was willful, the punishment is a fine, imprisonment for up to 2 years, or both.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and

Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(12), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 721
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-294 · 110 Stat. 3498

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.

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