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52 U.S.C. § 21141

U.S. CodeFederal
“State” defined
About This Law
/us/usc/t52/s21141
Title
52 — Voting and Elections
Chapter
STII/CH209
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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In this chapter, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands. (Pub. L. 107–252, title IX, § 901, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1727.) Editorial Notes References in TextThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 107–252, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1666, known as the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15541 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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