UNITED STATES CODE
U.S. Code Title 52
U.S. Code Title 52. VOTING AND ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 101 GENERALLY
CHAPTER 103 ENFORCEMENT OF VOTING RIGHTS
- § 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
CHAPTER 105 SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
- § 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
CHAPTER 107 RIGHT TO VOTE AT AGE EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER 201 VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED
- § 20101 - Congressional declaration of purpose
- § 20102 - Selection of polling facilities
- § 20103 - Selection of registration facilities
- § 20104 - Registration and voting aids
- § 20105 - Enforcement
- § 20106 - Relationship to Voting Rights Act of 1965
- § 20107 - Definitions
CHAPTER 203 REGISTRATION AND VOTING BY ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS AND OVERSEAS VOTERS IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE
- § 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
CHAPTER 205 NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION
- § 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
CHAPTER 207 FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS
- § 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
CHAPTER 209 ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT
- § 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
CHAPTER 301 FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
- § 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