52 USC § 21111 - Actions by the Attorney General for declaratory and injunctive relief

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identifier: "/us/usc/t52/s21111"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "52 USC § 21111 - Actions by the Attorney General for declaratory and injunctive relief"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "21111"
section_name: "Actions by the Attorney General for declaratory and injunctive relief"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ENFORCEMENT"
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 IV, § 401, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1715; Pub. L. 118–106, § 2(b), Oct. 4, 2024, 138 Stat. 1593.)"
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# § 21111. Actions by the Attorney General for declaratory and injunctive relief

The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any State or jurisdiction in an appropriate United States District Court for such declaratory and injunctive relief (including a temporary restraining order, a permanent or temporary injunction, or other order) as may be necessary to carry out the uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements under sections 21081, 21082, 21083, and 21083a of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–252, title IV, § 401, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1715; Pub. L. 118–106, § 2(b), Oct. 4, 2024, 138 Stat. 1593.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

### Amendments

2024— substituted “21083, and 21083a” for “and 21083”.