A term that used, but nowhere defined, in HAVA, whose requirements pertain only to voting for such offices. When Governor Foster of Louisiana requested clarification of the term from the Justice Department, he received a letter dated May 22, 3003 from Lori Day Sharp, Advisor to the Attorney General, stating that "Section 3 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. §§1973gg-1(1)&(2) ("NRVA"), defines "election" and "federal office" as those terms appear in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. §431(1) & (3)). Other definitions or descriptions of the scope of elections for federal office appear in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-1(a)(1) & §1973ff- 6(3); the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §1973ee-6(3); and the Civil Rights Act of 1960, 42 U.S.C. §1974." "The term ''Federal office'' means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress." 2 U.S.C. §431(3)." Cf. FEDERAL BALLT, ELECTION. FEDERAL
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A term that used, but nowhere defined, in HAVA, whose requirements pertain only to voting for such offices. When Governor Foster of Louisiana requested clarification of the term from the Justice Department, he received a letter dated May 22, 3003 from Lori Day Sharp, Advisor to the Attorney General, stating that "Section 3 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. §§1973gg-1(1)&(2) ("NRVA"), defines "election" and "federal office" as those terms appear in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. §431(1) & (3)). Other definitions or descriptions of the scope of elections for federal office appear in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-1(a)(1) & §1973ff- 6(3); the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §1973ee-6(3); and the Civil Rights Act of 1960, 42 U.S.C. §1974." "The term ''Federal office'' means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress." 2 U.S.C. §431(3)." Cf. FEDERAL BALLT, ELECTION. FEDERAL
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Federal Office. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/federal-office
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