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52 U.S.C. § 20502

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As used in this chapter—(1) the term “election” has the meaning stated in section 30101(1) of this title;(2) the term “Federal office” has the meaning stated in section 30101(3) of this title;(3) the term “motor vehicle driver’s license” includes any personal identification document issued by a State motor vehicle authority;(4) the term “State” means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia; and(5) the term “voter registration agency” means an office designated under section 20506(a)(1) of this title to perform voter registration activities.(Pub. L. 103–31, § 3, May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 77.)Editorial NotesCodification

Section was formerly classified to section 1973gg–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Colon-Marrero v. Garcia-Velez, 813 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2016).
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Colon-Marrero v. Garcia-Velez, 813 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “” 52 U.S.C. § 20502 (4). Under HAVA, the term “State” “includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.”
United States v. Louisiana, 196 F. Supp. 3d 612 (M.D. La. 2016). · cites it 2× “394 at 3 (citing to 52 U.S.C. §§ 20502 (4), 20503); see also Doc.”
League of Women Voters of Mo. v. Ashcroft, 336 F. Supp. 3d 998 (E.D. Mo. 2018). · cites it 2× “This argument is rooted in the NVRA definition of a "motor vehicle driver's license" to include "any personal identification document issued by a State motor vehicle authority," and Defendants reliance on the word "document.”
League of Women Voters of Missouri v. Ashcroft (W.D. Mo. 2018). · cites it 2× “” 52 U.S.C. § 20502 (3). This argument is undermined by the language in other NVRA provisions.”
In re: Canvass of Provis. Ballots Appeal of Walsh (Pa. 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 1323; 52 U.S.C. §§ 20502 , 20504). Conceding that the definition of a driver’s license for NVRA purposes is limited to a state- issued “personal identification document,” 52 U.”
Pub. Interest Legal Found. Inc v. Sandvoss (C.D. Ill. 2022). “Neither the NVRA’s definitions section, 52 U.S.C. § 20502 , nor the NVRA’s implementing regulations, 11 C.”
Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Barnett (D.S.D. 2022). “See 52 U.S.C. § 20502 (5). The NVRA requires that agencies that “provide services” under designated programs provide voter registration services, however, and it is conceded by Defendants that DLR participates to some extent, at least at the preliminary stages, in the provision…”
Jud. Watch, Inc. v. The Illinois State Bd. of Elections (N.D. Ill. 2025). “See 52 U.S.C. § 20502(4). Because the Court finds it permissible under the structure of the NVRA for a State to delegate its Section 8(i) maintenance and disclosure duties to local election authorities, the State Defendants’ letter to Judicial Watch directing Judicial Watch to…”
— 52 U.S.C. § 20502(3) — 1 case
League of Women Voters of Missouri v. Ashcroft (W.D. Mo. 2018). “” 52 U.S.C. § 20502 (3). This argument is undermined by the language in other NVRA provisions.”
— 52 U.S.C. § 20502(4) — 1 case
Jud. Watch, Inc. v. The Illinois State Bd. of Elections (N.D. Ill. 2025). “See 52 U.S.C. § 20502(4). Because the Court finds it permissible under the structure of the NVRA for a State to delegate its Section 8(i) maintenance and disclosure duties to local election authorities, the State Defendants’ letter to Judicial Watch directing Judicial Watch to…”
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