The Procedures For The Administration Of Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act

Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

• Introduction to Section 5
• Jurisdictions Previously Covered by Section 5
• Voting Changes Covered by Section 5
• Making Section 5 Submissions
• Section 5 Procedures
• Notices of Section 5 Activity
• Section 5 Objections
• Section 5 Supreme Court Decisions

The Attorney General's Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 are published at 28 C.F.R. Part 51.

On April 15, 2011, the Department issued a final rule implementing revisions to several sections of the procedures. The updated procedures are available here.