Title 52 — Voting and Elections
Part D · Chapter 209 — Election Administration Improvement
§ 21023. Requirements for eligibility
Statutory text
Application
Each State or unit of local government that desires to receive a payment under this subpart for a fiscal year shall submit an application for the payment to the Secretary at such time and in such manner and containing such information as the Secretary shall require.
Contents of application
Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall—
describe the activities for which assistance under this section is sought; and
provide such additional information and certifications as the Secretary determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the requirements of this subpart.
Protection against actions based on information in application
In general
No action may be brought under this chapter against a State or unit of local government on the basis of any information contained in the application submitted under subsection (a).
Exception for criminal acts
Paragraph (1) may not be construed to limit the liability of a State or unit of local government for criminal acts or omissions.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Help America Vote Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–252 title II § 263 · 116 Stat. 1666
Enacted · 52 U.S.C. § 21023
(Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 263, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1698.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 263, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1698.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 263. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY. (a) Application.— Each State or unit of local government that desires to receive a payment under this part for a fiscal year shall submit an application for the payment to the Secretary at such time and in such manner and containing such information as the Secretary shall require. (b) Contents of Application.— Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall— (1) describe the activities for which assistance under this section is sought; and (2) provide such additional information and certifications as the Secretary determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the requirements of this part. (c) Protection Against Actions Based on Information in Application.— (1) In general.— No action may be brought under this Act against a State or unit of local government on the basis of any information contained in the application submitted under subsection (a). (2) Exception for criminal acts.— Paragraph (1) may not be construed to limit the liability of a State or unit of local government for criminal acts or omissions.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 107–252, , 116 Stat. 1666, known as the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 15423 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.