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52 U.S.C. § 21084 — Minimum requirements
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The requirements established by this subchapter are minimum requirements and nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent a State from establishing election technology and administration requirements that are more strict than the requirements established under this subchapter so long as such State requirements are not inconsistent with the Federal requirements under this subchapter or any law described in [section 21145 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section21145&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The requirements established by this subchapter are minimum requirements and nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent a State from establishing election technology and administration requirements that are more strict than the requirements established under this subchapter so long as such State requirements are not inconsistent with the Federal requirements under this subchapter or any law described in [section 21145 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section21145&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 15484 was editorially reclassified as [section 21084 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section21084&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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The specific choices on the methods of complying with the requirements of this subchapter shall be left to the discretion of the State.
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**(a) In general** Except as specifically provided in [section 21083(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section21083/b&num=0&edition=prelim) with regard to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ([42 U.S.C. 1973gg](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1973gg&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) [now [52 U.S.C. 20501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize or require conduct prohibited under any of the following laws, or to supersede, restrict, or limit the application of such laws:
(1) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ([42 U.S.C. 1973](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1973&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) [now [52 U.S.C. 10301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section10301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(2) The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act ([42 U.S.C. 1973ee](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1973ee&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) [now [52 U.S.C. 20101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(3) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ([42 U.S.C. 1973ff](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1973ff&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) [now [52 U.S.C. 20301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(4) The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ([42 U.S.C. 1973gg](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-
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**(a) Finding of constitutional authority** Congress finds that, regardless of legislative action, it has the authority to send congressional election observers to observe polling locations, any location where processing, scanning, tabulating, canvassing, recounting, auditing, or certifying voting results is occurring, or any other part of the process associated with elections for Federal office under the authorities granted under article 1, section 5, clause 1 and article 1, section 4, clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States. Procedures described herein do not establish any new authorities or procedures with respect to Congress’ constitutional authority to observe congressional elections but are provided simply to permit a convenient statutory reference for existing congressional authority and activity.
**(b) Requiring States to provide access for observers**
(1) **Requirement** — A State shall provide each individual who is acting as a designated congressional election observer for an election for Federal office with full access to clearly observe all elements of election administration procedures, including, but not limited to, access to any area in which a ballot is cast, processed, scanned, tabulated, canvassed, recounted, audited, or certified, including during pre- and post-election procedures.
(2) **Restrictions on activities of observers** — No designated congressional election observer may handle a ballot or election equipment (whether voting or nonvoting or whether tabulating or nontabulating), advocate for any position or candidate, take any action to reduce ballot secrecy or voter privacy, take any action to interfere with the ability of a voter to cast a ballot or an election administrator to carry the administrator’s duties, or otherwise inte
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 21085
duce ballot secrecy or voter privacy, take any
action to interfere with the ability of a voter
to cast a ballot or an election administrator
to carry the administrator’s duties, or other-
wise interfere with the election administra-
tion process.
(3) Rule of construction
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a des-
ignated congressional election observer from
asking questions of an election administrator,
election official, or election worker, or any
other State or local official.
(c) Conduct of observers
(1) Removal
(A) Authorization removal by election official
If a State or local election official has a
reasonable basis to believe that a designated
congressional election observer has engaged
in or imminently will engage in intimida-
tion or deceptive practices prohibited by
Federal law, or in the disruption of voting,
processing,
scanning,
tabulating,
can-
vassing, or recounting of ballots, or the cer-
tification of results, a State or local election
official may remove that observer from the
area involved.
(B) Notice to Committee
If a designated congressional election ob-
server is removed from an area under sub-
paragraph (A), the election official shall,
within 24 hours of the observer’s removal—
(i) inform the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Represent-
atives or the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate, as applicable;
and
(ii) provide written notice detailing the
reason or reasons the designated congres-
sional election observer was removed.
(2) Rule of construction
For purposes of this subsection, the mere
presence of a designated congressional elec-
tion observer during an observation of election
administr
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