§51.57. Relevant factors.
28 C.F.R. § 51.57
Among the factors the Attorney General will consider in making determinations with respect to the submitted changes affecting voting are the following:
The extent to which a reasonable and legitimate justification for the change exists;
The extent to which the jurisdiction followed objective guidelines and fair and conventional procedures in adopting the change;
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;
The extent to which the jurisdiction took the concerns of members of racial and language minority groups into account in making the change; and
The factors set forth in <I>Village of Arlington Heights</I> v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., 429 U.S. 252 (1977):
Whether the impact of the official action bears more heavily on one race than another;
The historical background of the decision;
The specific sequence of events leading up to the decision;
Whether there are departures from the normal procedural sequence;
Whether there are substantive departures from the normal factors considered; and
The legislative or administrative history, including contemporaneous statements made by the decision makers.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[Order No. 3262-2011, 76 FR 21249, Apr. 15, 2011]
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and 42 U.S.C. 1973b, 1973c.
Source
Source: 52 FR 490, Jan. 6, 1987, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[Order No. 3262-2011, 76 FR 21249, Apr. 15, 2011]