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52 U.S.C. § 21134 — Effective date; transition

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52 U.S.C. § 21134 — Effective date; transition

**(a) Effective date** This subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter shall take effect upon the appointment of all members of the Election Assistance Commission under [section 20923 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20923&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Transition** With the consent of the entity involved, the Election Assistance Commission is authorized to utilize the services of such officers, employees, and other personnel of the entities from which functions have been transferred to the Election Assistance Commission under this subchapter or the amendments made by this subchapter for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly transfer of such functions. **(c) No effect on authorities of Office of Election Administration prior to appointment of members of Commission** During the period which begins on October 29, 2002, and ends on the effective date described in subsection (a), the Office of Election Administration of the Federal Election Commission shall continue to have the authority to carry out any of the functions (including the development of voluntary standards for voting systems and procedures for the certification of voting systems) which it has the authority to carry out as of October 29, 2002.

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**(a) Effective date** This subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter shall take effect upon the appointment of all members of the Election Assistance Commission under [section 20923 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20923&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Transition** With the consent of the entity involved, the Election Assistance Commission is authorized to utilize the services of such officers, employees, and other personnel of the entities from which functions have been transferred to the Election Assistance Commission under this subchapter or the amendments made by this subchapter for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly transfer of such functions. **(c) No effect on authorities of Office of Election Administration prior to appointment of members of Commission** During the period which begins on October 29, 2002, and ends on the effective date described in subsection (a), the Office of Election Administration of the Federal Election Commission shall continue to have the authority to carry out any of the functions (including the development of voluntary standards for voting systems and procedures for the certification of voting systems) which it has the authority to carry out as of October 29, 2002.

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52 U.S.C. § 20923 — Membership and appointment

**(a) Membership** (1) **In general** — The Commission shall have four members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) **Recommendations** — Before the initial appointment of the members of the Commission and before the appointment of any individual to fill a vacancy on the Commission, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each submit to the President a candidate recommendation with respect to each vacancy on the Commission affiliated with the political party of the Member of Congress involved. (3) **Qualifications** — Each member of the Commission shall have experience with or expertise in election administration or the study of elections. (4) **Date of appointment** — The appointments of the members of the Commission shall be made not later than 120 days after October 29, 2002. **(b) Term of service** (1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), members shall serve for a term of 4 years and may be reappointed for not more than one additional term. (2) **Terms of initial appointees** — As designated by the President at the time of nomination, of the members first appointed— (A) two of the members (not more than one of whom may be affiliated with the same political party) shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and (B) two of the members (not more than one of whom may be affiliated with the same political party) shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. (3) **Vacancies** (A) *In general* — A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made and shall be subject to any conditions which applied with respec

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42 U.S.C. § 15534 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 15534 was editorially reclassified as [section 21134 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section21134&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.

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52 U.S.C. § 21134 — Effective date; transition

Page 86 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 21123 Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 15522 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 21123. Authorization of appropriations In addition to any funds authorized to be ap- propriated to the Commission under section 20930 of this title, there are authorized to be ap- propriated to carry out this subchapter— (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and (2) such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year. (Pub. L. 107–252, title V, § 503, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1717.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 15523 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. SUBCHAPTER VI—TRANSFER TO COMMIS- SION OF FUNCTIONS UNDER CERTAIN LAWS § 21131. Transfer of functions of Office of Elec- tion Administration of Federal Election Com- mission There are transferred to the Election Assist- ance Commission established under section 20921 of this title all functions which the Office of Election Administration, established within the Federal Election Commission, exercised before October 29, 2002. (Pub. L. 107–252, title VIII, § 801(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1725.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 15531 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 21132. Transfer of functions There are transferred to the Election Assist- ance Commission established under section 20921 of this title all functions which the Federal Election Commission exercised under section 20508(a) of this title before Oct

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