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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 5746 (EAH) — 117 HR 5746 EAH: Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act · Sec. 1501

Sec. 1501. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002

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Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ) is amended— by striking The Attorney General and inserting
(a); and In General.— The Attorney General by adding at the end the following new subsections: A person who is aggrieved by a violation of title III that impairs their ability to cast a ballot or a provisional ballot, to register or maintain one’s registration to vote, or to vote on a voting system meeting the requirements of such title, which has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur may file a written, signed, and notarized complaint with the Attorney General describing the violation and requesting the Attorney General to take appropriate action under this section. The Attorney General shall immediately provide a copy of a complaint filed under the previous sentence to the entity responsible for administering the State-based administrative complaint procedures described in section 402(a) for the State involved. Any person who is authorized to file a complaint under subsection
(b)(including any individual who seeks to enforce the individual’s right to a voter-verifiable paper ballot, the right to have the voter-verifiable paper ballot counted in accordance with this Act, or any other right under title III) may file an action under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 42 U.S.C. 1983 ) to enforce the uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements under subtitle A of title III. Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the availability of the State-based administrative complaint procedures required under section 402 to any person filing a complaint under this subsection. . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to violations occurring with respect to elections for Federal office held in 2022 or any succeeding year.
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