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52 U.S.C. § 21002 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 52. Voting and Elections § 21002. Allocation of funds

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)In general

Subject to subsection (c), the amount of a requirements payment made to a State for a year shall be equal to the product of--

(1) the total amount appropriated for requirements payments for the year pursuant to the authorization under section 21007 of this title; and

(2) the State allocation percentage for the State (as determined under subsection (b)).

(b)State allocation percentage defined

The “State allocation percentage” for a State is the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of--

(1) the voting age population of the State (as reported in the most recent decennial census); and

(2) the total voting age population of all States (as reported in the most recent decennial census).

(c)Minimum amount of payment

The amount of a requirements payment made to a State for a year may not be less than--

(1) in the case of any of the several States or the District of Columbia, one-half of 1 percent of the total amount appropriated for requirements payments for the year under section 21007 of this title; or

(2) in the case of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands, one-tenth of 1 percent of such total amount.

(d)Pro rata reductions

The Administrator  1 shall make such pro rata reductions to the allocations determined under subsection (a) as are necessary to comply with the requirements of subsection (c).

(e)Continuing availability of funds after appropriation

A requirements payment made to a State under this subpart shall be available to the State without fiscal year limitation.

1 So in original. Probably should be “Commission”.
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