52 USC § 20101 - Congressional declaration of purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t52/s20101"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "52 USC § 20101 - Congressional declaration of purpose"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "20101"
section_name: "Congressional declaration of purpose"
chapter_number: 201
chapter_name: "VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–435, § 2, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1678.)"
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# § 20101. Congressional declaration of purpose

It is the intention of Congress in enacting this chapter to promote the fundamental right to vote by improving access for handicapped and elderly individuals to registration facilities and polling places for Federal elections.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–435, § 2, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1678.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> “This Act [enacting this chapter] shall apply with respect to elections taking place after
> 
> .”

, , , provided that: