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§ 51.57 Relevant factors.

Code of Federal RegulationsTitle 28. Judicial AdministrationEffective: April 15, 2011 (Approx. 4 pages)

Code of Federal Regulations

Title 28. Judicial Administration

Chapter I. Department of Justice

Part 51. Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as Amended (Refs & Annos)

Subpart F. Determinations by the Attorney General

Effective: April 15, 2011

28 C.F.R. § 51.57

§ 51.57 Relevant factors.

Currentness

Among the factors the Attorney General will consider in making determinations with respect to the submitted changes affecting voting are the following:

(a) The extent to which a reasonable and legitimate justification for the change exists;

(b) The extent to which the jurisdiction followed objective guidelines and fair and conventional procedures in adopting the change;

(c) The extent to which the jurisdiction afforded members of racial and language minority groups an opportunity to participate in the decision to make the change;

(d) The extent to which the jurisdiction took the concerns of members of racial and language minority groups into account in making the change; and

(e) The factors set forth in Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., 429 U.S. 252 (1977):

(1) Whether the impact of the official action bears more heavily on one race than another;

(2) The historical background of the decision;

(3) The specific sequence of events leading up to the decision;

(4) Whether there are departures from the normal procedural sequence;

(5) Whether there are substantive departures from the normal factors considered; and

(6) The legislative or administrative history, including contemporaneous statements made by the decision makers.

Credits

[Order No. 3262–2011, 76 FR 21249, April 15, 2011]

SOURCE: Order No. 3262–2011, 76 FR 21243; 52 FR 490, Jan. 6, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and 42 U.S.C. 1973b, 1973c.

Current through July 3, 2024, 89 FR 55113. Some sections may be more current. See credits for details.

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