52 USC § 21102 - Process for adoption

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identifier: "/us/usc/t52/s21102"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "52 USC § 21102 - Process for adoption"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "21102"
section_name: "Process for adoption"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "UNIFORM AND NONDISCRIMINATORY ELECTION TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Voluntary Guidance"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–252, title III, § 312, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1715.)"
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# § 21102. Process for adoption

The adoption of the voluntary guidance under this part shall be carried out by the Commission in a manner that provides for each of the following:

**(1)** Publication of notice of the proposed recommendations in the Federal Register.

**(2)** An opportunity for public comment on the proposed recommendations.

**(3)** An opportunity for a public hearing on the record.

**(4)** Publication of the final recommendations in the Federal Register.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–252, title III, § 312, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1715.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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