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type: "LegalText"
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title: "52 U.S.C. § 21121"
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description: "Establishment of program"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 52
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title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
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chapter_number: "209"
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chapter_name: "ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT"
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section: "21121"
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citation: "52 U.S.C. § 21121"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc52@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t52/s21121"
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source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-52/usc52.xml"
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text_hash: "0db1e37e4da482d0cb5b49c418587f13030843ddedc52849965dabbdffcbf669"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
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confidence: "official"
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tags: ["legal", "us-code", "elections"]
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---
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# 52 U.S.C. § 21121 - Establishment of program
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## Text
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(a) In general Not later than 1 year after the appointment of its members, the Election Assistance Commission shall develop a program to be known as the “Help America Vote College Program” (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Program”).
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(b) Purposes of Program The purpose of the Program shall be—
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(1) to encourage students enrolled at institutions of higher education (including community colleges) to assist State and local governments in the administration of elections by serving as nonpartisan poll workers or assistants; and
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(2) to encourage State and local governments to use the services of the students participating in the Program.
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(Pub. L. 107–252, title V, § 501, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1717.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15521 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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