Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73

§21111 Actions by the Attorney General for declaratory and injunctive relief

Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Voting Assistance and Election Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 209— - ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ENFORCEMENT › § 21111

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General can sue a State or local government in a United States District Court to get court orders needed to enforce the uniform, nondiscriminatory rules about election technology and how elections are run under sections 21081, 21082, 21083, and 21083a. The court orders can include things like temporary restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions, or other orders that are needed.

Full Legal Text

Title 52, §21111

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The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any State or jurisdiction in an appropriate United States District Court for such declaratory and injunctive relief (including a temporary restraining order, a permanent or temporary injunction, or other order) as may be necessary to carry out the uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements under section 21081, 21082, 21083, and 21083a of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15511 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2024—Pub. L. 118–106 substituted “21083, and 21083a” for “and 21083”.

Reference

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Citation

52 U.S.C. § 21111

Title 52 — Voting and Elections

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73