52 USC § 20103 - Selection of registration facilities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t52/s20103"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "52 USC § 20103 - Selection of registration facilities"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "20103"
section_name: "Selection of registration facilities"
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, § 4, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1679.)"
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# § 20103. Selection of registration facilities

**(a)** Each State or political subdivision responsible for registration for Federal elections shall provide a reasonable number of accessible permanent registration facilities.

**(b)** Subsection (a) does not apply to any State that has in effect a system that provides an opportunity for each potential voter to register by mail or at the residence of such voter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–435, § 4, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1679.)

## 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

Section applicable with respect to elections taking place after , see , set out as a note under .