[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: 28CFR51.44]

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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 E--Processing of Submissions
 
Sec. 51.44  Notification of decision to object.

    (a) The Attorney General shall within the 60-day period allowed 
notify the submitting authority of a decision to interpose an objection. 
The reasons for the decision shall be stated.
    (b) The submitting authority shall be advised that the Attorney 
General will reconsider an objection upon a request by the submitting 
authority.

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    (c) The submitting authority shall be advised further that 
notwithstanding the objecton it may institute an action in the U.S. 
District Court for the District of Columbia for a declaratory judgment 
that the change objected to by the Attorney General does not have the 
prohibited discriminatory purpose or effect.
    (d) A copy of the notification shall be sent to any party who has 
commented on the submission or has requested notice of the Attorney 
General's action thereon.
    (e) Notice of the decision to interpose an objection will be given 
to interested parties registered under Sec. 51.32.