Sec. 8002. State plan
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A State plan under this section with respect to a State is a plan containing each of the following: A description of the democracy promotion activities the State will carry out with the payment made under the Program. A statement of whether or not the State intends to retain and reserve the payment for future democracy promotion activities. A description of how the State intends to allocate funds to carry out the proposed activities, which shall include the amount the State intends to allocate to each such activity, including (if applicable) a specific allocation for— activities described in subsection 8001(b)(1) (relating to election administration); activities described in section 8001(b)(2)(A) (relating to payments to participating candidates in the State under title V of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971), together with the information required under subsection (c); activities described in section 8001(b)(2)(B) (relating to the operation of a Democracy Credit Program under part 1 of subtitle B); activities described in section 8001(b)(2)(C) (relating to other activities to ensure equitable access to democracy); and activities described in section 8001(b)(3) (relating to activities to increase access to voting in elections for Federal office by certain communities).
A description of how the State will establish the fund described in subsection
(b)for purposes of administering the democracy promotion activities which the State will carry out with the payment, including information on fund management. A description of the State-based administrative complaint procedures established for purposes of section 8003(b). A statement regarding whether the proposed activities to be funded are permitted under State law, or whether the official intends to seek legal authorization for such activities. For purposes of subsection (a)(4), a fund described in this subsection with respect to a State is a fund which is established in the treasury of the State government, which is used in accordance with paragraph (2), and which consists of the following amounts: Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by the State for carrying out the democracy promotion activities for which the payment is made to the State under the Program. The payment made to the State under the Program. Such other amounts as may be appropriated under law. Interest earned on deposits of the fund. Amounts in the fund shall be used by the State exclusively to carry out democracy promotion activities for which the payment is made to the State under the Program. In the case of a State that requires State legislation to establish the fund described in this subsection, the Director shall defer disbursement of the payment to such State under the Program until such time as legislation establishing the fund is enacted. If the State plan under this section includes an allocation for activities described in section 8001(b)(2)(A) (relating to payments to participating candidates in the State under title V of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971), the State shall include in the plan specific information on how the amount of the allocation will enable the State to provide for the viable participation of candidates in the State under such title, including the assumptions made by the State in determining the amount of the allocation.