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52 U.S.C. § 20509 — Designation of chief State election official
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Each State shall designate a State officer or employee as the chief State election official to be responsible for coordination of State responsibilities under this chapter.
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Each State shall designate a State officer or employee as the chief State election official to be responsible for coordination of State responsibilities under this chapter.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 1973gg–8 was editorially reclassified as [section 20509 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20509&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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**(a) In general** In the administration of voter registration for elections for Federal office, each State shall—
(1) ensure that any eligible applicant is registered to vote in an election—
(A) in the case of registration with a motor vehicle application under [section 20504 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20504&num=0&edition=prelim), if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is submitted to the appropriate State motor vehicle authority not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election;
(B) in the case of registration by mail under [section 20505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20505&num=0&edition=prelim), if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is postmarked not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election;
(C) in the case of registration at a voter registration agency, if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is accepted at the voter registration agency not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election; and
(D) in any other case, if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is received by the appropriate State election official not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election;
(2) require the appropriate State election official to send notice to each applicant of the disposition of the application;
(3) provide that the name of a registrant may not be removed from the official list of eligible voters except—
(A) at the request of the registrant;
(B) as provi
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**(a) In general** A State is eligible to receive a requirements payment for a fiscal year if the chief executive officer of the State, or designee, in consultation and coordination with the chief State election official, has filed with the Commission a statement certifying that the State is in compliance with the requirements referred to in subsection (b). A State may meet the requirement of the previous sentence by filing with the Commission a statement which reads as follows: “______ hereby certifies that it is in compliance with the requirements referred to in section 253(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.” (with the blank to be filled in with the name of the State involved).
**(b) State plan requirement; certification of compliance with applicable laws and requirements** The requirements referred to in this subsection are as follows:
(1) The State has filed with the Commission a State plan covering the fiscal year which the State certifies—
(A) contains each of the elements described in [section 21004(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section21004/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (or, for purposes of determining the eligibility of a State to receive a requirements payment appropriated pursuant to the authorization provided under [section 21007(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section21007/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim), contains the element described in paragraph (14) of such section) with respect to the fiscal year;
(B) is developed in accordance with [section 21005 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section21005&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C) meets the public notice and comment requirements of [section 2
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 20508
Section is comprised of section 8 of Pub. L. 103–31.
Subsec. (h) of section 8 of Pub. L. 103–31 enacted section
3629 of Title 39, Postal Service, and amended sections
2401 and 3627 of Title 39.
AMENDMENTS
2002—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–252 inserted before pe-
riod at end ‘‘, except that nothing in this paragraph
may be construed to prohibit a State from using the
procedures described in subsections (c) and (d) to re-
move an individual from the official list of eligible vot-
ers if the individual—
‘‘(A) has not either notified the applicable registrar
(in person or in writing) or responded during the pe-
riod described in subparagraph (B) to the notice sent
by the applicable registrar; and then
‘‘(B) has not voted or appeared to vote in 2 or more
consecutive general elections for Federal office’’.
§ 20508. Federal coordination and regulations
(a) In general
The Election Assistance Commission—
(1) in consultation with the chief election of-
ficers of the States, shall prescribe such regu-
lations as are necessary to carry out para-
graphs (2) and (3);
(2) in consultation with the chief election of-
ficers of the States, shall develop a mail voter
registration application form for elections for
Federal office;
(3) not later than June 30 of each odd-num-
bered year, shall submit to the Congress a re-
port assessing the impact of this chapter on
the administration of elections for Federal of-
fice during the preceding 2-year period and in-
cluding recommendations for improvements in
Federal and State procedures, forms, and
other matters affected by this chapter; and
(4) shall provide information to the States
with respect to the responsibilities of the
States under this chapter.
(b) Contents of mail vo
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