Sec. 304. Mandatory response by Attorney General to allegations of voter intimidation or suppression by law enforcement officers and other government officials
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Not later than 30 days after receiving an allegation described in subsection
(b)from any person, the Attorney General shall— initiate an investigation of the allegation; or provide the person with a written statement that the Attorney General will not investigate the allegation, and include in the statement the Attorney General’s reasons for not investigating the allegation. If the Attorney General receives an allegation described in subsection
(b)during the 30-day period which ends on the date of an election for Federal office, the Attorney General shall meet the requirements of paragraph
(1)not later than 48 hours after receiving the allegation. An allegation described in this subsection is— an allegation that a law enforcement officer or other official of a State or local government has intimidated, threatened, or coerced, or attempted to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any individual for voting, or for attempting to vote, in an election for Federal office; or an allegation that an election official of a State or local government has engaged or has attempted to engage in voter suppression activity.