TITLE 52-VOTING AND ELECTIONS
Subtitle I—Voting Rights (sections 10101 to 10702)
CHAPTER 101—GENERALLY (sections 10101 to 10102)
CHAPTER 103—ENFORCEMENT OF VOTING RIGHTS (sections 10301 to 10314)
- § 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 (sections 10501 to 10508)
- § 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 (sections 10701 to 10702)
Subtitle II—Voting Assistance and Election Administration (sections 20101 to 21145)
CHAPTER 201—VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED (sections 20101 to 20107)
CHAPTER 203—REGISTRATION AND VOTING BY ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS AND OVERSEAS VOTERS IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE (sections 20301 to 20311)
- § 20301 — Federal responsibilities
- § 20301a — Duties of Secretary under Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
- § 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 (sections 20501 to 20511)
- § 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 (sections 20701 to 20706)
- § 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 (sections 20901 to 21145)
SUBCHAPTER I—PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENTS AND REPLACEMENT OF PUNCH CARD AND LEVER VOTING MACHINES (sections 20901 to 20906)
SUBCHAPTER II—COMMISSION (sections 20921 to 21072)
Part A—Establishment and General Organization (sections 20921 to 20962)
subpart 1—election assistance commission (sections 20921 to 20930)
- § 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
subpart 2—election assistance commission standards board and board of advisors (sections 20941 to 20946)
subpart 3—technical guidelines development committee (sections 20961 to 20962)
Part B—Testing, Certification, Decertification, and Recertification of Voting System Hardware and Software (section 20971)
Part C—Studies and Other Activities To Promote Effective Administration of Federal Elections (sections 20981 to 20987)
- § 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
Part D—Election Assistance (sections 21001 to 21072)
subpart 1—requirements payments (sections 21001 to 21008)
- § 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
subpart 2—payments to states and units of local government to assure access for individuals with disabilities (sections 21021 to 21025)
subpart 3—grants for research on voting technology improvements (sections 21041 to 21043)
subpart 4—pilot program for testing of equipment and technology (sections 21051 to 21053)
subpart 5—protection and advocacy systems (sections 21061 to 21062)
subpart 6—national student and parent mock election (sections 21071 to 21072)
SUBCHAPTER III—UNIFORM AND NONDISCRIMINATORY ELECTION TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS (sections 21081 to 21102)
Part A—Requirements (sections 21081 to 21085)
- § 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
- § 21083a — Access for congressional election observers
- § 21084 — Minimum requirements
- § 21085 — Methods of implementation left to discretion of State
Part B—Voluntary Guidance (sections 21101 to 21102)
SUBCHAPTER IV—ENFORCEMENT (sections 21111 to 21112)
SUBCHAPTER V—HELP AMERICA VOTE COLLEGE PROGRAM (sections 21121 to 21123)
SUBCHAPTER VI—TRANSFER TO COMMISSION OF FUNCTIONS UNDER CERTAIN LAWS (sections 21131 to 21134)
SUBCHAPTER VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (sections 21141 to 21145)
Subtitle III—Federal Campaign Finance (sections 30101 to 30146)
CHAPTER 301—FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS (sections 30101 to 30146)
SUBCHAPTER I—DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS (sections 30101 to 30126)
- § 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