CHAPTER 209 — Election Administration Improvement
77 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENTS AND REPLACEMENT OF PUNCH CARD AND LEVER VOTING MACHINES 6 sections
SUBCHAPTER II — COMMISSION 49 sections
Part A — Establishment and General Organization 18 sections
subpart 1 — election assistance commission 10 sections
- § 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 6 sections
subpart 3 — technical guidelines development committee 2 sections
Part B — Testing, Certification, Decertification, and Recertification of Voting System Hardware and Software 1 sections
Part C — Studies and Other Activities To Promote Effective Administration of Federal Elections 7 sections
- § 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 23 sections
subpart 1 — requirements payments 8 sections
- § 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 5 sections
subpart 3 — grants for research on voting technology improvements 3 sections
subpart 4 — pilot program for testing of equipment and technology 3 sections
subpart 5 — protection and advocacy systems 2 sections
subpart 6 — national student and parent mock election 2 sections
SUBCHAPTER III — UNIFORM AND NONDISCRIMINATORY ELECTION TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS 8 sections
Part A — Requirements 6 sections
- § 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