Title 52, Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-102
§20929 Limitation on Rulemaking Authority
Title 52 › 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 › § 20929
Summary
The Commission must not create rules, regulations, or take other actions that require a State or unit of local government to do anything. The only exception is if section 20508(a) of this title says it is allowed.
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Title 52, §20929
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The Commission shall not have any authority to issue any rule, promulgate any regulation, or take any other action which imposes any requirement on any State or unit of local government, except to the extent permitted under section 20508(a) of this title.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15329 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. § 20929
Title 52, Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102