Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73
§21006 Requirement for public notice and comment
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Summary
States must, at least 30 days before submitting a plan, make a draft available for people to read and comment on. The State must announce that the draft is available. The State must consider the public’s comments when preparing the plan it files with the Commission.
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Title 52, §21006
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For purposes of section 21001(a)(1)(C) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, a State plan meets the public notice and comment requirements of this section if—
(1)not later than 30 days prior to the submission of the plan, the State made a preliminary version of the plan available for public inspection and comment;
(2)the State publishes notice that the preliminary version of the plan is so available; and
(3)the State took the public comments made regarding the preliminary version of the plan into account in preparing the plan which was filed with the Commission.
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References in Text
section 21001(a)(1)(C) of this title, referred to in text, probably should be a reference to section 21003(b)(1)(C) of this title because there is no subsec. (a)(1)(C) in section 21001 and subsec. (b)(1)(C) of section 21003 relates to public notice and comment requirements of section 21006 of this title. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15406 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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52 U.S.C. § 21006
Title 52 — Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73