52 U.S.C. § 20101
Current through P.L. 118-59 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/07/2024)
It is the intention of Congress in enacting this chapter to promote the fundamental right to vote by improving access for handicapped and elderly individuals to registration facilities and polling places for Federal elections.
52 U.S.C. § 20101
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 1973ee of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 98-435, §9, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1680, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] shall apply with respect to elections taking place after December 31, 1985."
- elderly
- "elderly" means 65 years of age or older;
- handicapped
- "handicapped" means having a temporary or permanent physical disability; and