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52 U.S.C. § 20703

Demand for records or papers by Attorney General or representative; statement of basis and purpose

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Any record or paper required by section 20701 of this title to be retained and preserved shall, upon demand in writing by the Attorney General or his representative directed to the person having custody, possession, or control of such record or paper, be made available for inspection, reproduction, and copying at the principal office of such custodian by the Attorney General or his representative. This demand shall contain a statement of the basis and the purpose therefor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: Proj. Vote, Inc. v. Kemp, 208 F. Supp. 3d 1320 (N.D. Ga. 2016).
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Proj. Vote, Inc. v. Kemp, 208 F. Supp. 3d 1320 (N.D. Ga. 2016). “§§ 1974b and 1974c were recodified as 52 U.S.C. §§ 20703 and 20704, respectively.”
True the Vote v. Hosemann, 43 F. Supp. 3d 693 (S.D. Miss. 2014). “§ 1974b will be recodified as 52 U.S.C. § 20703 ; and 42 U.S.C. § 1974c will be reco-dified as 52 U.”
Auth. to Obtain & Share Statewide Voter Roll Data (OLC 2026). · cites it 18× “2 To be sure, 52 U.S.C. § 20703 does require the materials to be made available “at the principal office of their custodian.”
Thompson (D. Nev. 2026). · cites it 2× “Indeed, 52 U.S.C. § 20703 explicitly states that the Attorney 5 General or his representative has the authority to demand records for inspection, reproduction; 6 there is no provision permitting anyone else to make such a demand.”
United States v. Jocelyn Benson (6th Cir. 2026). · cites it 2× “” 52 U.S.C. § 20703 . “This demand shall contain a statement of the basis and purpose therefor.”
Soudelier v. Ofc of the Secy of State (5th Cir. 2023). “See also 52 U.S.C. § 20703 . What these statutory provisions do not do is evince any intent by Congress to confer a private right of action on plaintiffs like Soudelier.”
Ickes v. Whitmer (W.D. Mich. 2022). “, 2019 WL 13141701at *1 52 U.S.C. § 20703 . Fourth, Plaintiffs may not have sued the correct parties.”
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