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 116 STAT. 1678 PUBLIC LAW 107-252—OCT. 29, 2002 (5) Such other information and recommendations as the Commission considers appropriate. 42 USC 15328. SEC. 208. REQUIRING MAJORITY APPROVAL FOR ACTIONS. Any action which the Commission is authorized to carry out under this Act may be carried out only with the approval of at least three of its members. 42 USC 15329. SEC. 209. LIMITATION ON RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The Commission shall not have any authority to issue any rule, promulgate any regulation, or take any other action which imposes any requirement on any State or unit of local government, except to the extent permitted under section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7(a)). 42 USC 15330. SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. In addition to the amounts authorized for payments and grants under this title and the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the program under section 503, there are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2005 such sums as may be necessary (but not to exceed $10,000,000 for each such year) for the Commission to carry out this title. PART 2—ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION STANDARDS BOARD AND BOARD OF ADVISORS 42 USC 15341. SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT. There are hereby established the Election Assistance Commission Standards Board (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Standards Board") and the Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Board of Advisors"). 42 USC 15342. SEC. 212. DUTIES. The Standards Board and the Board of Advisors shall each, in accordance with the procedures described in part 3, review the voluntary voting system guidelines under such part, the voluntary guidance under title III, and the best practices recommendations contained in the report submitted under section 242(b). 42 USC 15343. SEC. 213. MEMBERSHIP OF STANDARDS BOARD. (a) COMPOSITION. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to certification by the chair of the Federal Election Commission under subsection (b), the Standards Board shall be composed of 110 members as follows: (A) Fifty-five shall be State election officials selected by the chief State election official of each State. (B) Fifty-five shall be local election officials selected in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) LIST OF LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS.— Each State's local election officials, including the local election officials of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, shall select (under a process supervised by the chief election official of the State) a representative local election official from the State for purposes of paragraph (1)(B). In the case of the District of Columbia, Guam, and American Samoa, the chief election official shall establish a procedure for selecting an individual to serve as a local election official for purposes of such paragraph,

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