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§ 51.59 Redistricting plans.

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

§ 51.59 Redistricting plans.

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. § 51.59
§ 51.59 Redistricting plans.
(a) Relevant factors. In determining whether a submitted redistricting plan has a prohibited purpose or effect the Attorney General, in addition to the factors described above, will consider the following factors (among others):
(1) The extent to which malapportioned districts deny or abridge the right to vote of minority citizens;
(2) The extent to which minority voting strength is reduced by the proposed redistricting;
(3) The extent to which minority concentrations are fragmented among different districts;
(4) The extent to which minorities are over concentrated in one or more districts;
(5) The extent to which available alternative plans satisfying the jurisdiction's legitimate governmental interests were considered;
(6) The extent to which the plan departs from objective redistricting criteria set by the submitting jurisdiction, ignores other relevant factors such as compactness and contiguity, or displays a configuration that inexplicably disregards available natural or artificial boundaries; and
(7) The extent to which the plan is inconsistent with the jurisdiction's stated redistricting standards.
(b) Discriminatory purpose. A jurisdiction's failure to adopt the maximum possible number of majority-minority districts may not be the sole basis for determining that a jurisdiction was motivated by a discriminatory purpose.

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[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.
Current through June 17, 2024, 89 FR 51276. Some sections may be more current. See credits for details.
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