§20922 — Title 52 Voting and Elections | U.S. Code

§20922 Duties

Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Voting Assistance and Election Administration › Chapter 209— ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter II— COMMISSION › Part A— Establishment and General Organization › Subpart 1— election assistance commission › § 20922

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commission must act as the nation's central hub for collecting and sharing information and for reviewing how Federal elections are run. It does this by doing six main jobs: creating and keeping voluntary voting-system guidelines and a record of state and local experiences; testing and certifying voting hardware and software; doing studies and other work to improve election administration; running election-assistance programs and training on grants/payments; issuing voluntary guidance; and running the Help America Vote College Program.

Title 52, §20922

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The Commission shall serve as a national clearinghouse and resource for the compilation of information and review of procedures with respect to the administration of Federal elections by—

(1)carrying out the duties described in subpart 3 of this part (relating to the adoption of voluntary voting system guidelines), including the maintenance of a clearinghouse of information on the experiences of State and local governments in implementing the guidelines and in operating voting systems in general;

(2)carrying out the duties described in part B of this subchapter (relating to the testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software);

(3)carrying out the duties described in part C of this subchapter (relating to conducting studies and carrying out other activities to promote the effective administration of Federal elections);

(4)carrying out the duties described in part D of this subchapter (relating to election assistance), and providing information and training on the management of the payments and grants provided under such part;

(5)carrying out the duties described in part B of subchapter III (relating to the adoption of voluntary guidance); and

(6)developing and carrying out the Help America Vote College Program under subchapter V.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15322 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§20922 Duties

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