[EL] The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, federal financial assistance for elections administration, and state law restrictions on voting ineligibility based on age

[Robin Chen]

Dear Election Law Listserv,

"The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination on the basis
of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance."

But, isn't election administration a program/activity receiving federal
financial assistance?
https://www.eac.gov/payments-and-grants/election-security-funds
Every state is listed here, and then some.
https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/paymentgrants/Funding_Chart_ElectionSecurity.pdf

Every state _does_ discriminate based on age in the laws about
qualifications of voters.

Sorry to ask a naive question, but isn't this problematic?

I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts on this.

Kindly,
Robin
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