§608 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

Intentionally stopping or trying to stop someone from using their voting rights under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (the law for military and overseas voters) is a crime. It is also a crime to lie to make someone eligible to register or vote under that law, or to pay, offer to pay, or accept payment for registering or voting. Anyone who does these things can be fined under federal law, jailed for up to five years, or both.

Title 18, §608

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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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99–410, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 924, 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

A prior section 608, acts

June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 723; Feb. 7, 1972, Pub. L. 92–225, title II, § 203, 86 Stat. 9; Oct. 15, 1974, Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(a), (b), 88 Stat. 1263, 1266, set limitations on campaign contributions and expenditures, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–283, 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 Date

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

§608 Absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters