[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR51.18]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 51--PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 51.18  Court-ordered changes.

    (a) In general. Changes affecting voting that are ordered by a 
Federal court are subject to the preclearance requirement of section 5 
to the extent that they reflect the policy choices of the submitting 
authority.
    (b) Subsequent changes. Where a court-ordered change is not itself 
subject to the preclearance requirement, subsequent changes necessitated 
by the court order but decided upon by the jurisdiction remain subject 
to preclearance. For example, voting precinct and polling place changes 
made necessary by a court-ordered redistricting plan are subject to 
section 5 review.
    (c) In emergencies. A Federal court's authorization of the emergency 
interim use without preclearance of a voting change does not exempt from

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section 5 review any use of the practice not explicitly authorized by 
the court.