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5 U.S.C. § 1502

Influencing elections; taking part in political campaigns; prohibitions; exceptions

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5 U.S.C. § 1502, Influencing elections; taking part in political campaigns; prohibitions; exceptions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426602
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A State or local officer or employee may not— Subsection (a)(3) of this section does not apply to—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 93-443(S. 3044)1974-10-15
    Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-230(S. 2170)2012-12-28
    Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally