Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73
§21084 Minimum requirements
Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Voting Assistance and Election Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 209— - ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - UNIFORM AND NONDISCRIMINATORY ELECTION TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Part Part A— - Requirements › § 21084
Summary
States can make tougher rules about election technology and how elections are run than the federal minimums. Those state rules must not conflict with the federal requirements in this part or with any law listed in section 21145.
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Title 52, §21084
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The requirements established by this subchapter are minimum requirements and nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent a State from establishing election technology and administration requirements that are more strict than the requirements established under this subchapter so long as such State requirements are not inconsistent with the Federal requirements under this subchapter or any law described in section 21145 of this title.
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References in Text
This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 107–252, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1704, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15484 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 305 of Pub. L. 107–252 was renumbered section 306 and is classified to section 21085 of this title.
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52 U.S.C. § 21084
Title 52 — Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73