§ 51.57. Relevant factors.
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/us/cfr/t28/s§ 51.57·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Among the factors the Attorney General will consider in making determinations with respect to the submitted changes affecting voting are the following:
(a)The extent to which a reasonable and legitimate justification for the change exists;
(b)The extent to which the jurisdiction followed objective guidelines and fair and conventional procedures in adopting the change;
(c)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;
(d)The extent to which the jurisdiction took the concerns of members of racial and language minority groups into account in making the change; and
(e)The factors set forth in Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., 429 U.S. 252 (1977):
(1)Whether the impact of the official action bears more heavily on one race than another;
(2)The historical background of the decision;
(3)The specific sequence of events leading up to the decision;
(4)Whether there are departures from the normal procedural sequence;
(5)Whether there are substantive departures from the normal factors considered; and
(6)The legislative or administrative history, including contemporaneous statements made by the decision makers. \[Order No. 3262-2011, 76 FR 21249, Apr. 15, 2011\]
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