2015 US Code
Title 52 - Voting and Elections (Sections 10101 - 30146)
Subtitle II - Voting Assistance and Election Administration (Sections 20101 - 21145)
Chapter 201 - Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped (Sections 20101 - 20107)
Sec. 20105 - Enforcement
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 52 - VOTING AND ELECTIONS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 52 - VOTING AND ELECTIONS Subtitle II - Voting Assistance and Election Administration CHAPTER 201 - VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED Sec. 20105 - Enforcement |
| Contains | section 20105 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-435, §6, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1679. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 98 Stat. 1679 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 98-435 |
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If a State or political subdivision does not comply with this chapter, the United States Attorney General or a person who is personally aggrieved by the noncompliance may bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief in the appropriate district court.
(b) Prerequisite notice of noncomplianceAn action may be brought under this section only if the plaintiff notifies the chief election officer of the State of the noncompliance and a period of 45 days has elapsed since the date of notification.
(c) Attorney feesNotwithstanding any other provision of law, no award of attorney fees may be made with respect to an action under this section, except in any action brought to enforce the original judgment of the court.
(Pub. L. 98–435, §6, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1679.)
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 1973ee–4 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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