Title 52, Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-102
§20983 Report on Human Factor Research
Title 52 › Subtitle II — Voting Assistance and Election Administration › CHAPTER 209 — ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT › SUBCHAPTER II — COMMISSION › Part C — Studies and Other Activities To Promote Effective Administration of Federal Elections › § 20983
Summary
By October 29, 2003, the Commission, consulting the NIST Director, must tell Congress what human‑factors research can make voting systems easier and more accurate, improve access for people with disabilities (including blindness) and limited English, and reduce errors and spoiled ballots.
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Title 52, §20983
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Not later than 1 year after October 29, 2002, the Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall submit a report to Congress which assesses the areas of human factor research, including usability engineering and human-computer and human-machine interaction, which feasibly could be applied to voting products and systems design to ensure the usability and accuracy of voting products and systems, including methods to improve access for individuals with disabilities (including blindness) and individuals with limited proficiency in the English language and to reduce voter error and the number of spoiled ballots in elections.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15383 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. § 20983
Title 52, Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102