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Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73

§20944 Membership of Board of Advisors

Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Voting Assistance and Election Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 209— - ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMISSION › Part Part A— - Establishment and General Organization › Subpart subpart 2— - election assistance commission standards board and board of advisors › § 20944

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a 37-member Board of Advisors whose members are picked by named groups and officials. Most seats (two each) come from a mix of state government groups, county and city groups, election professional organizations, and civil-rights and accessibility bodies. A few seats go to Department of Justice and Department of Defense officials. Four science and technology experts are chosen one each by the Speaker and House Minority Leader and one each by the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders. Eight voter-interest members are named by House and Senate committees, with each committee naming four (two by its chair and two by its top minority member). Appointments must make the board bipartisan and represent different regions. Members serve 2-year terms and can be reappointed. Vacancies are filled the same way the original seat was filled. The board elects its own chair.

Full Legal Text

Title 52, §20944

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(a)The Board of Advisors shall be composed of 37 members appointed as follows:
(1)Two members appointed by the National Governors Association.
(2)Two members appointed by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
(3)Two members appointed by the National Association of Secretaries of State.
(4)Two members appointed by the National Association of State Election Directors.
(5)Two members appointed by the National Association of Counties.
(6)Two members appointed by the National Association of County Recorders, Election Administrators, and Clerks.11 So in original. Probably should be “National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks.”
(7)Two members appointed by the United States Conference of Mayors.
(8)Two members appointed by the Election Center.
(9)Two members appointed by the International Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers.22 So in original. Probably should be “International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers.”
(10)Two members appointed by the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
(11)Two members appointed by the Architectural and Transportation Barrier 33 So in original. Probably should be “Barriers”. Compliance Board under section 792 of title 29.
(12)The chief of the Office of Public Integrity of the Department of Justice,44 So in original. Probably means the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. or the chief’s designee.
(13)The chief of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice or the chief’s designee.
(14)The director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.
(15)Four members representing professionals in the field of science and technology, of whom—
(A)one each shall be appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and
(B)one each shall be appointed by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(16)Eight members representing voter interests, of whom—
(A)four members shall be appointed by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, of whom two shall be appointed by the chair and two shall be appointed by the ranking minority member; and
(B)four members shall be appointed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, of whom two shall be appointed by the chair and two shall be appointed by the ranking minority member.
(b)Appointments shall be made to the Board of Advisors under subsection (a) in a manner which ensures that the Board of Advisors will be bipartisan in nature and will reflect the various geographic regions of the United States.
(c)Members of the Board of Advisors shall serve for a term of 2 years, and may be reappointed. Any vacancy in the Board of Advisors shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(d)The Board of Advisors shall elect a Chair from among its members.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15344 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Citation

52 U.S.C. § 20944

Title 52 — Voting and Elections

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73