Sec. 6. Coordination of Election Administration
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Federal elections in the District of Columbia shall be administered and carried out by the State of Maryland, in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Maryland. For purposes of the laws of the State of Maryland which apply to Federal elections in the District of Columbia pursuant to paragraph (1), the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a unit of local government within the State of Maryland with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections. Section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 15541 ) is amended— by striking the District of Columbia ; by striking In this Act and inserting
(a); and In General.— In this Act by adding at the end the following new subsection: For purposes of this Act, the following shall apply: The voting age population of the State of Maryland shall be considered to include the voting age population of the District of Columbia for purposes of sections 101(d)(4) and 252(b). The District of Columbia shall be considered a unit of local government or jurisdiction located within the State of Maryland. An election for Federal office taking place in the District of Columbia shall be considered to take place in the State of Maryland. . Title I of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: For purposes of this title, the following shall apply: An absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter who is a resident of the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a resident of the State of Maryland. An election for Federal office taking place in the District of Columbia shall be considered to take place in the State of Maryland. The State of Maryland, and the election officials of the State of Maryland, shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this title with respect to voters who are residents of the District of Columbia. . Section 107(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff–6 ) is amended by striking the District of Columbia, . The National Voter Registration Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.) is amended— by redesignating section 13 as section 14; and by adding at the end the following new section: For purposes of this Act, the following shall apply: The District of Columbia shall be considered a registrar’s jurisdiction within the State of Maryland. An election for Federal office taking place in the District of Columbia shall be considered to take place in the State of Maryland. The State of Maryland, and the election officials of the State of Maryland, shall be responsible for carrying out this Act with respect to the District of Columbia, except that— section 5 shall apply to motor vehicle driver’s license applications and the motor vehicle authority of the District of Columbia in the same manner as that section applies to a State, and the State of Maryland shall provide the District of Columbia with such forms and other materials as the District of Columbia may require to carry out that section; and the District of Columbia shall designate voter registration agencies under section 7 in the same manner as a State, and the State of Maryland shall provide the District of Columbia with such forms and other materials as the District of Columbia may require to carry out that section. . Section 3(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. gg–1(4)) is amended by striking and the District of Columbia . The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq. ) is amended— by redesignating section 8 as section 9; and by inserting after section 7 the following new section: For purposes of this Act, the following shall apply: The District of Columbia shall be considered a political subdivision of the State of Maryland. An election for Federal office taking place in the District of Columbia shall be considered to take place in the State of Maryland. The State of Maryland shall be responsible for carrying out this Act with respect to the District of Columbia. . Section 8(5) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ee–6(5) ) is amended by striking the District of Columbia, . Section 752 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.52, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except to the extent required under section 5 of the District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2013. . The District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or other law or regulation of the District of Columbia— any election for Federal office in the District of Columbia shall be administered and carried out by the State of Maryland, in accordance with the applicable law of the State of Maryland; and no provision of this Code shall apply with respect to any election for Federal office to the extent that the provision is inconsistent with the applicable law of the State of Maryland. . This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office occurring during 2014 and any succeeding year.
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- 42 USC 1973ff–6
- 42 USC 1973ee–6(5)
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Sec. 6
Coordination of Election Administration
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