Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73not60
§20703 Demand for Records or Papers by Attorney General or Representative; Statement of Basis and Purpose
Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Voting Assistance and Election Administration › Chapter 207— FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS › § 20703
Summary
The Attorney General or a representative may inspect and copy records the law requires to be kept at the record holder’s main office. The demand must be in writing, sent to that holder, and explain the reason and purpose.
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Title 52, §20703
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Any record or paper required by section 20701 of this title to be retained and preserved shall, upon demand in writing by the Attorney General or his representative directed to the person having custody, possession, or control of such record or paper, be made available for inspection, reproduction, and copying at the principal office of such custodian by the Attorney General or his representative. This demand shall contain a statement of the basis and the purpose therefor.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1974b 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. § 20703
Title 52 — Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60