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52 U.S.C. § 20307 — Enforcement
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**(a) In general** The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.
**(b) Report to Congress** Not later than December 31 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress an annual report on any civil action brought under subsection (a) during the preceding year.
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**(a) In general** The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.
**(b) Report to Congress** Not later than December 31 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress an annual report on any civil action brought under subsection (a) during the preceding year.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 1973ff–4 was editorially reclassified as [section 20307 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20307&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 1973dd, Pub. L. 94–203, § 2, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1142; Pub. L. 95–593, § 1, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2535, provided definitions of terms used in this subchapter. See [section 20310 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20310&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 13973dd–1, Pub. L. 94–203, § 3, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1142; Pub. L. 95–593, § 2, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2535, related to qualifications for registration and vote by absentee ballot.
Section 1973dd–2, Pub. L. 94–203, § 4, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1143; Pub. L. 95–593, § 3, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2535, related to State provisions concerning absentee registration or qualification and absentee ballots and to recommendations to States in carrying out the provisions of this section. See [section 20302 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20302&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 1973dd–2a, Pub. L. 94–203, § 5, as added Pub. L. 95–593, § 4(2), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2535, related to acquisition and dissemination by Presidential designee of current absentee voting information from each State.
Section 1973dd–2b, Pub. L. 94–203, § 6, as added Pub. L. 95–593, § 4(2), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2536, related to printing and transmitting of voting material. See [section 3406 of Title 39](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section3406&num=0&edition=prelim), Postal Service, and [section 20301(c)(2) of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20301/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 1973dd–3, Pub. L. 94–203, § 7, formerly § 5, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1143; renumbered
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 20307
Stat. 1724, 1725; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V,
§ 585(a), (b)(2), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2331.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 1973ff–3 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
AMENDMENTS
2009—Pub. L. 111–84 substituted ‘‘Prohibition of re-
fusal of applications on grounds of early submission’’
for ‘‘Use of single application for all subsequent elec-
tions’’ in section catchline, struck out subsecs. (a) to
(d) which related, respectively, to provision of absentee
ballot in subsequent elections after acceptance and
processing of an official post card form, exception for
voters changing registration, revision of official post
card form, and construction of provisions with voter re-
moval programs, and struck out subsec. (e) designation
and heading before ‘‘A State’’.
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–252, § 704, substituted
‘‘through the next 2 regularly scheduled general elec-
tions for Federal office (including any runoff elections
which may occur as a result of the outcome of such
general elections), the State shall provide an absentee
ballot to the voter for each such subsequent election’’
for ‘‘during that year, the State shall provide an absen-
tee ballot to the voter for each subsequent election for
Federal office held in the State during that year’’.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–252, § 706(a), added subsec. (e).
2001—Pub. L. 107–107 amended section catchline and
text generally, substituting provisions relating to use
of single application for all subsequent elections for
provisions relating to recommendations to States to
maximize access to polls by absent uniformed services
voters
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