United States Code

52 U.S.C. § 10310

Enforcement proceedings

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Bills that would change it 17

  • HR 9222 Drain the Swamp Act Amends 10310(c) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 2523 John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 Amends 10310(c) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 14 John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 Amends 10310(c) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 4 John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024 Amends 10310(c) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 14 John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023 Amends 10310(c) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 7905 Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 5746 Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act Amends 10310(c) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 4 John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 Amends 10310(c) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4 John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 Amends 10310(c) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 Amends 10310(c) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 1799 Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 561 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 5785 Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 5297 To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 52, United States Code. Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 3239 Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 2978 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 1419 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

(a) Criminal contempt All cases of criminal contempt arising under the provisions of chapters 103 to 107 of this title shall be governed by section 1995 of title 42. (b) Jurisdiction of courts for declaratory judgment, restraining orders, or temporary or permanent injunction No court other than the District Court for the District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction to issue any declaratory judgment pursuant to section 10303 or 10304 of this title or any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction against the execution or enforcement of any provision of chapters 103 to 107 of this title or any action of any Federal officer or employee pursuant hereto. (c) Definitions (1) The terms “vote” or “voting” shall include all action necessary to make a vote effective in any primary, special, or general election, including, but not limited to, registration, listing pursuant to this chapter, or other action required by law prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot, and having such ballot counted properly and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public or party office and propositions for which votes are received in an election. (2) The term “political subdivision” shall mean any county or parish, except that where registration for voting is not conducted under the supervision of a county or parish, the term shall include any other subdivision of a State which conducts registration for voting. (3) The term “language minorities” or “language minority group” means persons who are American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Natives or of Spanish heritage. (d) Subpenas In any action for a declaratory judgment brought pursuant to section 10303 or 10304 of this title, subpenas for witnesses who are required to attend the District Court for the District of Columbia may be served in any judicial district of the United States: Provided, That no writ of subpena shall issue for witnesses without the District of Columbia at a greater distance than one hundred miles from the place of holding court without the permission of the District Court for the District of Columbia being first had upon proper application and cause shown. (e) Attorney’s fees In any action or proceeding to enforce the voting guarantees of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee, reasonable expert fees, and other reasonable litigation expenses as part of the costs.
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