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Title 52 — Voting and Elections

Part B · Chapter 209 — Election Administration Improvement

§ 21101. Adoption of voluntary guidance by Commission

Statutory text

(a)

In general

To assist States in meeting the requirements of part A of this subchapter, the Commission shall adopt voluntary guidance consistent with such requirements in accordance with the procedures described in section 21102 of this title.

(b)

Deadlines

The Commission shall adopt the recommendations under this section not later than—

(1)

in the case of the recommendations with respect to section 21081 of this title, ;

(2)

in the case of the recommendations with respect to section 21082 of this title, ; and

(3)

in the case of the recommendations with respect to section 21083 of this title, .

(c)

Quadrennial update

The Commission shall review and update recommendations adopted with respect to section 21081 of this title no less frequently than once every 4 years.

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.

  1. Help America Vote Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–252 title III § 311 · 116 Stat. 1666

    Enacted · 52 U.S.C. § 21101

    (Pub. L. 107–252, title III, § 311, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1715.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 107–252, title III, § 311, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1715.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 311. ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDANCE BY COMMISSION. (a) In General.— To assist States in meeting the requirements of subtitle A, the Commission shall adopt voluntary guidance consistent with such requirements in accordance with the procedures described in section 312. (b) Deadlines.— The Commission shall adopt the recommendations under this section not later than— (1) in the case of the recommendations with respect to section 301, January 1, 2004; (2) in the case of the recommendations with respect to section 302, October 1, 2003; and (3) in the case of the recommendations with respect to section 303, October 1, 2003. (c) Quadrennial Update.— The Commission shall review and update recommendations adopted with respect to section 301 no less frequently than once every 4 years.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 15501 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Credits

(Pub. L. 107–252, title III, § 311, , 116 Stat. 1715.)

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