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52 U.S.C. 20701: Retention and preservation of records and papers by officers of elections; deposit with custodian; penalty for violation

Created in 1960 by Public Law 86-449. Not changed since. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 52 U.S.C. 10101, 52 U.S.C. 20702, 52 U.S.C. 20703.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1960Pub. L. 86-449created it

52 U.S.C. 20701Retention and preservation of records and papers by officers of elections; deposit with custodian; penalty for violation

The section as a wholechanged

(a)changed

(b)Newnew

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 10907Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Actintroduced

H.R. 10497Protect Our Polls Actintroduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 10907 Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Act · introduced · would change the section as a whole
H.R. 10497 Protect Our Polls Act · introduced · would change (a), (b)

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 86-449 (May 6, 1960).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.