Part 51 — Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as Amended
Subpart A — General Provisions
- § 51.1— Purpose.
- § 51.2— Definitions.
- § 51.3— Delegation of authority.
- § 51.4— Date used to determine coverage; list of covered jurisdictions.
- § 51.5— Termination of coverage.
- § 51.6— Political subunits.
- § 51.7— Political parties.
- § 51.8— Section 3 coverage.
- § 51.9— Computation of time.
- § 51.10— Requirement of action for declaratory judgment or submission to the Attorney General.
- § 51.11— Right to bring suit.
- § 51.12— Scope of requirement.
- § 51.13— Examples of changes.
- § 51.14— Recurrent practices.
- § 51.15— Enabling legislation and contingent or nonuniform requirements.
- § 51.16— Distinction between changes in procedure and changes in substance.
- § 51.17— Special elections.
- § 51.18— Federal court-ordered changes.
- § 51.19— Request for notification concerning voting litigation.
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
- § 51.33— Notice to registrants concerning submissions.
- § 51.34— Expedited consideration.
- § 51.35— Disposition of inappropriate submissions and resubmissions.
- § 51.36— Release of information concerning submissions.
- § 51.37— Obtaining information from the submitting authority.
- § 51.38— Obtaining information from others.
- § 51.39— Supplemental information and related submissions.
- § 51.40— Failure to complete submissions.
- § 51.41— Notification of decision not to object.
- § 51.42— Failure of the Attorney General to respond.
- § 51.43— Reexamination of decision not to object.
- § 51.44— Notification of decision to object.
- § 51.45— Request for reconsideration.
- § 51.46— Reconsideration of objection at the instance of the Attorney General.
- § 51.47— Conference.
- § 51.48— Decision after reconsideration.
- § 51.49— Absence of judicial review.
- § 51.50— Records concerning submissions.
Subpart F — Determinations by the Attorney General
- § 51.51— Purpose of the subpart.
- § 51.52— Basic standard.
- § 51.53— Information considered.
- § 51.54— Discriminatory purpose and effect.
- § 51.55— Consistency with constitutional and statutory requirements.
- § 51.56— Guidance from the courts.
- § 51.57— Relevant factors.
- § 51.58— Representation.
- § 51.59— Redistricting plans.
- § 51.60— Changes in electoral systems.
- § 51.61— Annexations.