Title 52, Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-110
§20307 Enforcement
Title 52 › Subtitle II — Voting Assistance and Election Administration › CHAPTER 203 — REGISTRATION AND VOTING BY ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS AND OVERSEAS VOTERS IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE › § 20307
Summary
The Attorney General can file a lawsuit in an appropriate federal district court to get a court ruling or order needed to enforce this chapter. By December 31 each year, the Attorney General must send Congress a yearly report on any such civil case filed in the prior year.
Full Legal Text
Title 52, §20307
Voting and Elections, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In general
The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.
(b)Report to Congress
Not later than December 31 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress an annual report on any civil action brought under subsection (a) during the preceding year.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1973ff–4 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
2009—Pub. L. 111–84 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Reference
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Citation
52 U.S.C. § 20307
Title 52, Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110