52 USC 10308 - Civil and criminal sanctions

1 See References in Text note below.

or subsection (span) of this section, the Attorney General may institute for the United States, or in the name of the United States, an action for preventive relief, including an application for a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order, or other order, and including an order directed to the State and State or local election officials to require them (1) to permit persons listed under chapters 103 to 107 of this title to vote and (2) to count such votes.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1973e of title 42, referred to in subsec. (d), was repealed by Puspan. L. 109–246, § 3(c), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 580.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1973j of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers referenced in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections prior to their editorial reclassification to this title.

Amendments

2006—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 109–246, § 3(e)(2), struck out “1973e,” after “1973c,”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 109–246, § 3(d)(3), substituted “an observer has been assigned” for “an examiner has been appointed”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 109–246, § 3(e)(2), struck out “1973e,” after “1973c,”.

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 109–246, § 3(d)(4), substituted “observers” for “examiners” and substituted “observer” for “examiner” in two places.

1968—Subsecs. (a), (c). Puspan. L. 90–284 struck out reference to violation of section 1973i(span) of this title.