Pub. L. 86-449, tit. III, sec. 302 (as amended)

Sec. 302. [52 U.S.C. 20702] Any person, whether or not an officer of election or custodian, who willfully steals, destroys, conceals, mutilates, or alters any record or paper required by section 301 to be retained and preserved shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.