Title 52Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73not60

§21111 Actions by the Attorney General for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Voting Assistance and Election Administration › Chapter 209— ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter IV— ENFORCEMENT › § 21111

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General can sue a State in federal court to enforce the uniform, nondiscriminatory election technology and administration rules in sections 21081, 21082, 21083, 21083a.

Full Legal Text

Title 52, §21111

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The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any State or jurisdiction in an appropriate United States District Court for such declaratory and injunctive relief (including a temporary restraining order, a permanent or temporary injunction, or other order) as may be necessary to carry out the uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements under section 21081, 21082, 21083, and 21083a of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15511 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2024—Pub. L. 118–106 substituted “21083, and 21083a” for “and 21083”.

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Citation

52 U.S.C. § 21111

Title 52Voting and Elections

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60