2016 US Code
Title 52 - Voting and Elections
Subtitle II - Voting Assistance and Election Administration
Chapter 209 - Election Administration Improvement
Subchapter II - Commission
Part C - Studies and Other Activities to Promote Effective Administration of Federal Elections
Sec. 20983 - Report on human factor research

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Citation 52 U.S.C. § 20983 (2016)
Section Name §20983. Report on human factor research
Section Text

Not later than 1 year after October 29, 2002, the Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall submit a report to Congress which assesses the areas of human factor research, including usability engineering and human-computer and human-machine interaction, which feasibly could be applied to voting products and systems design to ensure the usability and accuracy of voting products and systems, including methods to improve access for individuals with disabilities (including blindness) and individuals with limited proficiency in the English language and to reduce voter error and the number of spoiled ballots in elections.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 107–252, title II, §243, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1688.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 15383 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 209 - ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT
SUBCHAPTER II - COMMISSION
Part C - Studies and Other Activities To Promote Effective Administration of Federal Elections
Sec. 20983 - Report on human factor research
Contains section 20983
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 116 Stat. 1688
Public Law References Public Law 107-252
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