28 C.F.R. § 51.13 Examples of changes.
Title 28 - Judicial Administration
Changes affecting voting include, but are not limited to, the following examples: (a) Any change in qualifications or eligibility for voting. (b) Any change concerning registration, balloting, and the counting of votes and any change concerning publicity for or assistance in registration or voting. (c) Any change with respect to the use of a language other than English in any aspect of the electoral process. (d) Any change in the boundaries of voting precincts or in the location of polling places. (e) Any change in the constituency of an official or the boundaries of a voting unit (e.g., through redistricting, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, reapportionment, changing to at-large elections from district elections, or changing to district elections from at-large elections). (f) Any change in the method of determining the outcome of an election (e.g., by requiring a majority vote for election or the use of a designated post or place system). (g) Any change affecting the eligibility of persons to become or remain candidates, to obtain a position on the ballot in primary or general elections, or to become or remain holders of elective offices. (h) Any change in the eligibility and qualification procedures for independent candidates. (i) Any change in the term of an elective office or an elected official or in the offices that are elective (e.g., by shortening the term of an office, changing from election to appointment or staggering the terms of offices). (j) Any change affecting the necessity of or methods for offering issues and propositions for approval by referendum. (k) Any change affecting the right or ability of persons to participate in political campaigns which is effected by a jurisdiction subject to the requirement of section 5.
Title 28: Judicial Administration
PART 51—PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 51.13 Examples of changes.
