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U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 609. Use of Military Authority to Influence Vote of Member of Armed Forces
Whoever, being a commissioned, noncommissioned, warrant, or petty officer of an Armed Force, uses military authority to influence the vote of a member of the Armed Forces or to require a member of the Armed Forces to march to a polling place, or attempts to do so, shall be fined in accordance with this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Nothing in this section shall prohibit free discussion of political issues or candidates for public office.
(Added Pub. L. 99–410, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 929.)
A prior section 609, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 723, prescribed maximum contributions and expenditures limitation of $3,000,000 for any calendar year, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 92–225, title II, § 204, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 10, effective sixty days after Feb. 7, 1972.
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 1973ff of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 609. Use of Military Authority to Influence Vote of Member of Armed Forces," U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed May 13, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L4S1XIL5MI49NW5.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 609. Use of Military Authority to Influence Vote of Member of Armed Forces." U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 13 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L4S1XIL5MI49NW5.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 609. Use of Military Authority to Influence Vote of Member of Armed Forces' in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 13 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L4S1XIL5MI49NW5.
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