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How to Contact the Voting Section

The general telephone numbers for the Voting Section are 202-307-2767 (voice) and 202-307-3961 (fax). The Chief of the Voting Section, Elizabeth Johnson, can be reached by telephone at 202-514-6018 or by EMail at CRT37!EJOHNSON. For questions concerning the Section 5 preclearance requirement, contact Deputy Chief Zita Johnson-Betts (202-514-8690, CRT37!ZBETTS). For questions concerning the National Voter Registration Act, contact Deputy Chief Barry H. Weinberg (202-307-3266, CRT37!BWEINBER). For questions concerning federal observer election coverage contact Voting Section Attorney David H. Hunter (202-307-2898, CRT37!HUNTER). For questions concerning coverage under the special and minority language provisions of the Voting Rights Act, coverage criteria, and termination of coverage, contact Voting Section Attorney David H. Hunter (202-307-2898, CRT37!HUNTER). [updated February 1998]