legislation: 98-hr-6431
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| 98-hr-6431 | 98 | hr | 6431 | A bill to amend chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, to impose a criminal penalty for revealing prematurely the results obtained by polling voters on election day. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1984-10-10 | 1984-10-10 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23] | CA | D | B000318 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to make it an offense for any person to poll any voter, within one thousand feet of any polling place, before or after such voter has voted in an election with the intent to reveal prematurely such voter's choice for any candidate or party in the election. Provides for a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. | 2021-06-29T21:25:16Z |