52 USC § 21141 - “State” defined

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title: "52 USC § 21141 - “State” defined"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "21141"
section_name: "“State” defined"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–252, title IX, § 901, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1727.)"
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# § 21141. “State” defined

In this chapter, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–252, title IX, § 901, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1727.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

### Codification

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