Title 52 — Voting and Elections
169 sections across 10 chapters.
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Ch. 101 — Voting rights 2 sections
Ch. 103 — Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or 14 sections
- § 10301 Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or color through voting qualifications or prerequisites; establishment of violation
- § 10302 Proceeding to enforce the right to vote
- § 10303 Suspension of the use of tests or devices in determining eligibility to vote
- § 10304 Alteration of voting qualifications; procedure and appeal; purpose or effect of diminishing the ability of citizens to elect their preferred candidates
- § 10305 Use of observers
- § 10306 Poll taxes
- § 10307 Prohibited acts
- § 10308 Civil and criminal sanctions
- § 10309 Termination of assignment of observers
- § 10310 Enforcement proceedings
- § 10311 Impairment of voting rights of persons holding current registration
- § 10312 Authorization of appropriations
- § 10313 Separability
- § 10314 Construction
Ch. 105 — Application of prohibition to other States 8 sections
- § 10501 Application of prohibition to other States; “test or device” defined
- § 10502 Residence requirements for voting
- § 10503 Bilingual election requirements
- § 10504 Judicial relief; civil actions by the Attorney General; three-judge district court; appeal to Supreme Court
- § 10505 Penalty
- § 10506 Separability
- § 10507 Survey to compile registration and voting statistics
- § 10508 Voting assistance for blind, disabled or illiterate persons
Ch. 107 — Enforcement of twenty-sixth amendment 2 sections
Ch. 201 — Selection of polling facilities 7 sections
Ch. 203 — Federal responsibilities 11 sections
- § 20301 Federal responsibilities
- § 20302 State responsibilities
- § 20303 Federal write-in absentee ballot in general elections for Federal office for absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters
- § 20304 Procedures for collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters
- § 20305 Federal Voting Assistance Program Improvements
- § 20306 Prohibition of refusal of applications on grounds of early submission
- § 20307 Enforcement
- § 20308 Reporting requirements
- § 20309 Effect on certain other laws
- § 20310 Definitions
- § 20311 Technology pilot program
Ch. 205 — National procedures for voter registration for elections for 11 sections
- § 20501 Findings and purposes
- § 20502 Definitions
- § 20503 National procedures for voter registration for elections for Federal office
- § 20504 Simultaneous application for voter registration and application for motor vehicle driver’s license
- § 20505 Mail registration
- § 20506 Voter registration agencies
- § 20507 Requirements with respect to administration of voter registration
- § 20508 Federal coordination and regulations
- § 20509 Designation of chief State election official
- § 20510 Civil enforcement and private right of action
- § 20511 Criminal penalties
Ch. 207 — Retention and preservation of records and papers by officers 6 sections
- § 20701 Retention and preservation of records and papers by officers of elections; deposit with custodian; penalty for violation
- § 20702 Theft, destruction, concealment, mutilation, or alteration of records or papers; penalties
- § 20703 Demand for records or papers by Attorney General or representative; statement of basis and purpose
- § 20704 Disclosure of records or papers
- § 20705 Jurisdiction to compel production of records or papers
- § 20706 “Officer of election” defined
Ch. 209 — Payments to States for activities to improve administration 76 sections
- § 20901 Payments to States for activities to improve administration of elections
- § 20902 Replacement of punch card or lever voting machines
- § 20903 Guaranteed minimum payment amount
- § 20904 Authorization of appropriations
- § 20905 Administration of programs
- § 20906 Effective date
- § 20921 Establishment
- § 20922 Duties
- § 20923 Membership and appointment
- § 20924 Staff
- § 20925 Powers
- § 20926 Dissemination of information
- § 20927 Annual report
- § 20928 Requiring majority approval for actions
- § 20929 Limitation on rulemaking authority
- § 20930 Authorization of appropriations
- § 20941 Establishment
- § 20942 Duties
- § 20943 Membership of Standards Board
- § 20944 Membership of Board of Advisors
- § 20945 Powers of Boards; no compensation for service
- § 20946 Status of Boards and members for purposes of claims against Board
- § 20961 Technical Guidelines Development Committee
- § 20962 Process for adoption
- § 20971 Certification and testing of voting systems
- § 20981 Periodic studies of election administration issues
- § 20982 Study, report, and recommendations on best practices for facilitating military and overseas voting
- § 20983 Report on human factor research
- § 20984 Study and report on voters who register by mail and use of Social Security information
- § 20985 Study and report on electronic voting and the electoral process
- § 20986 Study and report on free absentee ballot postage
- § 20987 Consultation with Standards Board and Board of Advisors
- § 21001 Requirements payments
- § 21002 Allocation of funds
- § 21003 Condition for receipt of funds
- § 21004 State plan
- § 21005 Process for development and filing of plan; publication by Commission
- § 21006 Requirement for public notice and comment
- § 21007 Authorization of appropriations
- § 21008 Reports
- § 21021 Payments to States and units of local government to assure access for individuals with disabilities
- § 21022 Amount of payment
- § 21023 Requirements for eligibility
- § 21024 Authorization of appropriations
- § 21025 Reports
- § 21041 Grants for research on voting technology improvements
- § 21042 Report
- § 21043 Authorization of appropriations
- § 21051 Pilot program
- § 21052 Report
- § 21053 Authorization of appropriations
- § 21061 Payments for protection and advocacy systems
- § 21062 Authorization of appropriations
- § 21071 National Student and Parent Mock Election
- § 21072 Authorization of appropriations
- § 21081 Voting systems standards
- § 21082 Provisional voting and voting information requirements
- § 21083 Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements and requirements for voters who register by mail
- § 21084 Minimum requirements
- § 21085 Methods of implementation left to discretion of State
- § 21101 Adoption of voluntary guidance by Commission
- § 21102 Process for adoption
- § 21111 Actions by the Attorney General for declaratory and injunctive relief
- § 21112 Establishment of State-based administrative complaint procedures to remedy grievances
- § 21121 Establishment of program
- § 21122 Activities under Program
- § 21123 Authorization of appropriations
- § 21131 Transfer of functions of Office of Election Administration of Federal Election Commission
- § 21132 Transfer of functions
- § 21133 Transfer of property, records, and personnel
- § 21134 Effective date; transition
- § 21141 “State” defined
- § 21142 Audits and repayment of funds
- § 21143 Review and report on adequacy of existing electoral fraud statutes and penalties
- § 21144 Other criminal penalties
- § 21145 No effect on other laws
Ch. 301 — Organization of political committees 32 sections
- § 30101 Definitions
- § 30102 Organization of political committees
- § 30103 Registration of political committees
- § 30104 Reporting requirements
- § 30105 Reports on convention financing
- § 30106 Federal Election Commission
- § 30107 Powers of Commission
- § 30108 Advisory opinions
- § 30109 Enforcement
- § 30110 Judicial review
- § 30111 Administrative provisions
- § 30112 Maintenance of website of election reports
- § 30113 Statements filed with State officers; “appropriate State” defined; duties of State officers; waiver of duplicate filing requirement for States with electronic access
- § 30114 Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes
- § 30115 Authorization of appropriations
- § 30116 Limitations on contributions and expenditures
- § 30117 Modification of certain limits for House candidates in response to personal fund expenditures of opponents
- § 30118 Contributions or expenditures by national banks, corporations, or labor organizations
- § 30119 Contributions by Government contractors
- § 30120 Publication and distribution of statements and solicitations
- § 30121 Contributions and donations by foreign nationals
- § 30122 Contributions in name of another prohibited
- § 30123 Limitation on contribution of currency
- § 30124 Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority
- § 30125 Soft money of political parties
- § 30126 Prohibition of contributions by minors
- § 30141 Extension of credit by regulated industries; regulations
- § 30142 Prohibition against use of certain Federal funds for election activities
- § 30143 State laws affected
- § 30144 Partial invalidity
- § 30145 Period of limitations
- § 30146 Collection and use of conference fees