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PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF
SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
Index to 28 C.F.R. Part 51
Subpart A --
General Provisions
Subpart B --
Procedures for Submission to the Attorney General
Subpart C --
Contents of Submissions
Subpart D --
Communications From Individuals and Groups
Subpart E --
Processing of Submissions
Subpart F --
Determinations by the Attorney General
Subpart G --
Sanctions
Subpart H --
Petition to Change Procedures
Appendix to Part 51 --
Covered Jurisdictions
Subpart A -- General Provisions
Purpose
Definitions
Delegation of authority
Termination of coverage (bailout)
Political subunits
Political parties
Section 3 coverage
Computation of time
Requirement of action for declaratory judgment or submission to the Attorney General
Right to bring suit
Scope of requirement
Examples of changes
Recurrent practices
Enabling legislation and contingent or nonuniform requirements
Distinction between changes in procedure and changes in substance
Special elections
Court-ordered changes
Request for notification concerning voting litigation
Subpart B -- Procedures for Submission to the Attorney General
Form of submissions
Time of submissions
Premature submissions
Party and jurisdiction responsible for making submissions
Address for submissions
Withdrawal of submissions
Subpart C -- Contents of Submissions
General
Required contents
Supplemental contents
Subpart D -- Communications From Individuals and Groups
Communications concerning voting changes
Action on communications from individuals or groups
Communications concerning voting suits
Establishment and maintenance of registry of interested individuals and groups
Subpart E -- Processing of Submissions
Notice to registrants concerning submissions
Expedited consideration
Disposition of inappropriate submissions
Release of information concerning submissions
Obtaining information from the submitting authority
Obtaining information from others
Supplementary submissions
Failure to complete submissions
Notification of decision not to object
Failure of the Attorney General to respond
Reexamination of decision not to object
Notification of decision to object
Request for reconsideration
Reconsideration of objection at the instance of the Attorney General
Conference
Decision after reconsideration
Absence of judicial review
Records concerning submissions
Subpart F -- Determinations by the Attorney General
Purpose of this subpart
Basic standard
Information considered
Discriminatory effect
Consistency with constitutional and statutory requirements
Guidance from the courts
Relevant factors
Representation
Redistrictings
Changes in electoral systems
Annexations
Subpart G -- Sanctions
Enforcement by the Attorney General
Enforcement by private parties
Bar to termination of coverage (bailout)
Subpart H -- Petition to Change Procedures
Who may petition
Form of petition
Disposition of petition
Appendix to Part 51
Jurisdictions Covered Under Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, as Amended
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Updated July 25, 2008
