"Officer of election" defined

52 U.S.C. § 20706

• Title: 52 — Voting and Elections
• Chapter: 207 — FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS

Text

As used in this chapter, the term "officer of election" means any person who, under color of any Federal, State, Commonwealth, or local law, statute, ordinance, regulation, authority, custom, or usage, performs or is authorized to perform any function, duty, or task in connection with any application, registration, payment of poll tax, or other act requisite to voting in any general, special, or primary election at which votes are cast for candidates for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, or Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

History

(Pub. L. 86–449, title III, §306, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 88.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1974e of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Part A—Establishment and General Organization

subpart 1—election assistance commission

subpart 2—election assistance commission standards board and board of advisors

subpart 3—technical guidelines development committee

Part B—Testing, Certification, Decertification, and Recertification of Voting System Hardware and Software

Part C—Studies and Other Activities To Promote Effective Administration of Federal Elections

Part D—Election Assistance

subpart 1—requirements payments

subpart 2—payments to states and units of local government to assure access for individuals with disabilities

subpart 3—grants for research on voting technology improvements

subpart 4—pilot program for testing of equipment and technology

subpart 5—protection and advocacy systems

subpart 6—national student and parent mock election

Part A—Requirements

Part B—Voluntary Guidance