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52 U.S.C. § 20509

U.S. CodeFederal
Designation of chief State election official
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/us/usc/t52/s20509
Title
52 — Voting and Elections
Chapter
STII/CH205
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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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. (Pub. L. 103–31, § 10, May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 87.) Editorial Notes Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1973gg–8 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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