Sec. 5. Definitions
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For purposes of this Act: The term chief election official means, with respect to a State, the individual designated by the State under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20509 ) to be responsible for coordination of the State’s responsibilities under such Act The term election means— a general, special, primary, or runoff election for public office; a convention or caucus of a political party held to nominate a candidate for public office; a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party; or a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of President.
The term fee means any surcharge, court cost, administrative fee, or any monetary amount imposed to cover the costs of the judicial system or to generate revenue. The term fine means any monetary penalty imposed by a court or other entity as punishment for conviction of a crime. The term restitution means any monetary sanction imposed by a court to compensate for actual losses resulting from a crime. The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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