52 USC § 20502 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t52/s20502"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "52 USC § 20502 - Definitions"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "20502"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 205
chapter_name: "NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–31, § 3, May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 77.)"
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# § 20502. Definitions

As used in this chapter—

**(1)** the term “election” has the meaning stated in section 30101(1) of this title;

**(2)** the term “Federal office” has the meaning stated in section 30101(3) of this title;

**(3)** the term “motor vehicle driver’s license” includes any personal identification document issued by a State motor vehicle authority;

**(4)** the term “State” means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia; and

**(5)** the term “voter registration agency” means an office designated under section 20506(a)(1) of this title to perform voter registration activities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–31, § 3, May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 77.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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