---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch29"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 29"
heading: "Elections and Political Activities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch29"
sections_count: 22
---

# Chapter 29 — Elections and Political Activities

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Part I — Crimes

## Sections

- [§591. Repealed.](/usc/18/591.md)
- [§592. Troops at polls](/usc/18/592.md)
- [§593. Interference by armed forces](/usc/18/593.md)
- [§594. Intimidation of voters](/usc/18/594.md)
- [§595. Interference by administrative employees of Federal, State, or Territorial Governments](/usc/18/595.md)
- [§596. Polling armed forces](/usc/18/596.md)
- [§597. Expenditures to influence voting](/usc/18/597.md)
- [§598. Coercion by means of relief appropriations](/usc/18/598.md)
- [§599. Promise of appointment by candidate](/usc/18/599.md)
- [§600. Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity](/usc/18/600.md)
- [§601. Deprivation of employment or other benefit for political contribution](/usc/18/601.md)
- [§602. Solicitation of political contributions](/usc/18/602.md)
- [§603. Making political contributions](/usc/18/603.md)
- [§604. Solicitation from persons on relief](/usc/18/604.md)
- [§605. Disclosure of names of persons on relief](/usc/18/605.md)
- [§606. Intimidation to secure political contributions](/usc/18/606.md)
- [§607. Place of solicitation](/usc/18/607.md)
- [§608. Absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters](/usc/18/608.md)
- [§609. Use of military authority to influence vote of member of Armed Forces](/usc/18/609.md)
- [§610. Coercion of political activity](/usc/18/610.md)
- [§611. Voting by aliens](/usc/18/611.md)
- [§612...617. Repealed.](/usc/18/612...617.md)