Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: 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 non-violent criminal offense means any offense that is not a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code). The term probation means probation or parole supervision, imposed by a Federal, State, or local court or parole board, 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 parole board; or supervision of the individual by an officer of the court or parole board.