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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 645-JUNE 25, 1948 721 or State law, with reference to his choice of or his vote for any candi- date, or states, publishes, or releases any result of any purported poll taken from or among the members of the Armed Forces of the United States or including within it the statement of choice for such candidate or of such votes cast by any member of the Armed Forces of the United States, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. The word "poll" means any request for information, verbal or writ- "Pol." ten, which by its language or form of expression requires or implies the necessity of an answer, where the request is made with the intent of compiling the result of the answers obtained, either for the personal use of the person making the request, or for the purpose of reporting the same to any other person, persons, political party, unincorporated asso- ciation or corporation, or for the purpose of publishing the same orally, by radio, or in written or printed form. § 597. EXPENDITURES TO INFLUENCE VOTING 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 consid- eration of his vote or the withholding of his vote- Shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. § 598. COERCION BY MEANS OF RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS Whoever uses any part of any appropriation made by Congress for work relief, relief, or for increasing employment by providing loans and grants for public-works projects, or exercises or administers any authority conferred by any Appropriation Act for the purpose of inter- fering with, restraining, or coercing any individual in the exercise of his right to vote at any election, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. § 599. PROMISE OF APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE Whoever, being a candidate, directly or indirectly promises or pledges the appointment, or the use of his influence or support for the appointment of any person to any public or private position or employ- ment, for the purpose of procuring support in his candidacy shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. § 600. PROMISE OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER BENEFIT FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITY Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, work, compensation, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, to any person as considera- tion, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in any election, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. § 601. DEPRIVATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER BENEFIT FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITY Whoever, except as required by law, directly or indirectly, deprives, attempts to deprive, or threatens to deprive any person of any employ- ment, position, work, compensation, or other benefit provided for or made possible by any Act of Congress appropriating funds for work relief or relief purposes, on account of race, creed, color, or any political activity, support of, or opposition to any candidate or any political 68706-49- -pt. 1 - -

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