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Part 51 — Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as Amended

67 sections · Title 28: Judicial Administration

§ 51.1Purpose.
§ 51.2Definitions.
§ 51.3Delegation of authority.
§ 51.4Date used to determine coverage; list of covered jurisdictions.
§ 51.5Termination of coverage.
§ 51.6Political subunits.
§ 51.7Political parties.
§ 51.8Section 3 coverage.
§ 51.9Computation of time.
§ 51.10Requirement of action for declaratory judgment or submission to the Attorney General.
§ 51.11Right to bring suit.
§ 51.12Scope of requirement.
§ 51.13Examples of changes.
§ 51.14Recurrent practices.
§ 51.15Enabling legislation and contingent or nonuniform requirements.
§ 51.16Distinction between changes in procedure and changes in substance.
§ 51.17Special elections.
§ 51.18Federal court-ordered changes.
§ 51.19Request for notification concerning voting litigation.
§ 51.20Form of submissions.
§ 51.21Time of submissions.
§ 51.22Submitted changes that will not be reviewed.
§ 51.23Party and jurisdiction responsible for making submissions.
§ 51.24Delivery of submissions.
§ 51.25Withdrawal of submissions.
§ 51.26General.
§ 51.27Required contents.
§ 51.28Supplemental contents.
§ 51.29Communications concerning voting changes.
§ 51.30Action on communications from individuals or groups.
§ 51.31Communications concerning voting suits.
§ 51.32Establishment and maintenance of registry of interested individuals and groups.
§ 51.33Notice to registrants concerning submissions.
§ 51.34Expedited consideration.
§ 51.35Disposition of inappropriate submissions and resubmissions.
§ 51.36Release of information concerning submissions.
§ 51.37Obtaining information from the submitting authority.
§ 51.38Obtaining information from others.
§ 51.39Supplemental information and related submissions.
§ 51.40Failure to complete submissions.
§ 51.41Notification of decision not to object.
§ 51.42Failure of the Attorney General to respond.
§ 51.43Reexamination of decision not to object.
§ 51.44Notification of decision to object.
§ 51.45Request for reconsideration.
§ 51.46Reconsideration of objection at the instance of the Attorney General.
§ 51.47Conference.
§ 51.48Decision after reconsideration.
§ 51.49Absence of judicial review.
§ 51.50Records concerning submissions.
§ 51.51Purpose of the subpart.
§ 51.52Basic standard.
§ 51.53Information considered.
§ 51.54Discriminatory purpose and effect.
§ 51.55Consistency with constitutional and statutory requirements.
§ 51.56Guidance from the courts.
§ 51.57Relevant factors.
§ 51.58Representation.
§ 51.59Redistricting plans.
§ 51.60Changes in electoral systems.
§ 51.61Annexations.
§ 51.62Enforcement by the Attorney General.
§ 51.63Enforcement by private parties.
§ 51.64Bar to termination of coverage (bailout).
§ 51.65Who may petition.
§ 51.66Form of petition.
§ 51.67Disposition of petition.