Title 52, Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-110
§21122 Activities Under Program
Title 52 › Subtitle II — Voting Assistance and Election Administration › CHAPTER 209 — ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT › SUBCHAPTER V — HELP AMERICA VOTE COLLEGE PROGRAM › § 21122
Summary
Working with each State’s chief election official, the Commission must make materials, run seminars and student-focused ads, give grants, and take other actions to meet the program’s goals. Grants and recipients must be nonpartisan; colleges, including community colleges, are encouraged to join and will get needed materials and help free of charge.
Full Legal Text
Title 52, §21122
Voting and Elections, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In general
In carrying out the Program, the Commission (in consultation with the chief election official of each State) shall develop materials, sponsor seminars and workshops, engage in advertising targeted at students, make grants, and take such other actions as it considers appropriate to meet the purposes described in section 21121(b) of this title.
(b)Requirements for grant recipients
In making grants under the Program, the Commission shall ensure that the funds provided are spent for projects and activities which are carried out without partisan bias or without promoting any particular point of view regarding any issue, and that each recipient is governed in a balanced manner which does not reflect any partisan bias.
(c)Coordination with institutions of higher education
The Commission shall encourage institutions of higher education (including community colleges) to participate in the Program, and shall make all necessary materials and other assistance (including materials and assistance to enable the institution to hold workshops and poll worker training sessions) available without charge to any institution which desires to participate in the Program.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15522 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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Citation
52 U.S.C. § 21122
Title 52, Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110