28 C.F.R. § 51.58 Representation.
Title 28 - Judicial Administration
(a) Introduction. This section and the sections that follow set forth factors—in addition to those set forth above—that the Attorney General considers in reviewing redistrictings (see §51.59), changes in electoral systems (see §51.60), and annexations (see §51.61). (b) Background factors. In making determinations with respect to these changes involving voting practices and procedures, the Attorney General will consider as important background information the following factors: (1) The extent to which minorities have been denied an equal opportunity to participate meaningfully in the political process in the jurisdiction. (2) The extent to which minorities have been denied an equal opportunity to influence elections and the decisionmaking of elected officials in the jurisdiction. (3) The extent to which voting in the jurisdiction is racially polarized and political activities are racially segregated. (4) The extent to which the voter registration and election participation of minority voters have been adversely affected by present or past discrimination.
Title 28: Judicial Administration
PART 51—PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
Subpart F—Determinations by the Attorney General
§ 51.58 Representation.
