                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
                 CHAPTER 14--FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
 
                    SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 453. State laws affected

    The provisions of this Act, and of rules prescribed under this Act, 
supersede and preempt any provision of State law with respect to 
election to Federal office.

(Pub. L. 92-225, title IV, Sec. 403, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 20; Pub. L. 
93-443, title III, Sec. 301, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1289.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in text, means the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971, as amended, as defined by section 431 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1974--Pub. L. 93-443 substituted provision for Pub. L. 92-225 and 
rules thereunder to supersede and preempt any provision of State law 
with respect to election to Federal office for prior provisions which in 
former subsec. (a) stated that nothing in Pub. L. 92-225 shall be deemed 
to invalidate or make inapplicable any provision of State law, except 
where compliance with such provision would result in a violation of Pub. 
L. 92-225 and in former subsec. (b) stated that no provision of State 
law shall be construed to prohibit any person from taking any action 
authorized by Pub. L. 92-225 or from making any expenditure which he 
could lawfully make under Pub. L. 92-225.


                    Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-443 effective Oct. 15, 1974, see section 
410(b) of Pub. L. 93-443, set out as a note under section 431 of this 
title.
