Prawo i regulacje · 15.04.2011

Revision of Voting Rights Procedures

The Attorney General finds it necessary to revise the Department of Justice's "Procedures for the Administration of section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965." The revisions are needed to clarify the scope of section 5 review based on recent amendments to section 5, make technical clarifications and updates, and provide better guidance to covered jurisdictions and interested members of the public concerning current Department practices. Proposed revised Procedures were published for comment on June 11, 2010, and a 60-day comment period was provided.