28 C.F.R. § 51.59 Redistrictings.
Title 28 - Judicial Administration
In determining whether a submitted redistricting plan has the prohibited purpose or effect the Attorney General, in addition to the factors described above, will consider the following factors (among others): (a) The extent to which malapportioned districts deny or abridge the right to vote of minority citizens. (b) The extent to which minority voting strength is reduced by the proposed redistricting. (c) The extent to which minority concentrations are fragmented among different districts. (d) The extent to which minorities are overconcentrated in one or more districts. (e) The extent to which available alternative plans satisfying the jurisdiction's legitimate governmental interests were considered. (f) 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. (g) The extent to which the plan is inconsistent with the jurisdiction's stated redistricting standards.
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
§ 51.59 Redistrictings.
