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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 12 (Introduced in House) — To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of i... · Sec. 504

Sec. 504. Definitions

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For purposes of this title: The term correctional institution or facility means any prison, penitentiary, jail, or other institution or facility for the confinement of individuals convicted of criminal offenses, whether publicly or privately operated, except that such term does not include any residential community treatment center (or similar public or private facility). The term election means— a general, special, primary, or runoff election; a convention or caucus of a political party held to nominate a candidate; a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party; or a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of President.
The term Federal office means the office of President or Vice President of the United States, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of the United States. The term probation means probation, imposed by a Federal, State, or local court, with or without a condition on the individual involved concerning— the individual’s freedom of movement; the payment of damages by the individual; periodic reporting by the individual to an officer of the court; or supervision of the individual by an officer of the court.
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