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52 U.S.C. § 20307

Enforcement

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(a) In general

The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.

(b) Report to Congress

Not later than December 31 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress an annual report on any civil action brought under subsection (a) during the preceding year.

(Pub. L. 99–410, title I, § 105, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 927; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 587, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2333.)Editorial NotesCodification

Section was formerly classified to section 1973ff–4 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2009—Pub. L. 111–84 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Repub. Natl Cmte v. Wetzel, 120 F.4th 200 (5th Cir. 2024).
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Repub. Natl Cmte v. Wetzel, 120 F.4th 200 (5th Cir. 2024). “52 U.S.C. § 20307 (a). And the Attorney General has done so.”
Reschenthaler v. Schmidt (M.D. Penn. 2024). “Both statutes authorize the Attorney General of the United States to bring a civil action to enforce their mandates, see 52 U.S.C. § 20307 (a); id. § 21111, and HAVA directs states to “establish administrative complaint procedures to remedy grievances” in connection with…”
League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. Exec. Off. of the President (D.D.C. 2025). “§§ 10308 (d)–(e), 10504, 10701 (Voting Rights Act of 1965), 52 U.S.C. § 20307 (a) (Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act), 52 U.”
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