[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: 28CFR55.11]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 55--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT REGARDING LANGUAGE MINORITY GROUPS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C--Determining the Exact Language
 
Sec. 55.11  General.


    The requirements of section 4(f)(4) or section 203(c) apply with 
respect to the languages of language minority groups. The applicable 
groups are indicated in the determinations of the Attorney General or 
the Director of the Census. This subpart relates to the view of the 
Attorney General concerning the determination by covered jurisdictions 
of precisely the language to be employed. In enforcing the Act, the 
Attorney

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General will consider whether the languages, forms of languages, or 
dialects chosen by covered jurisdictions for use in the electoral 
process enable members of applicable language minority groups to 
participate effectively in the electoral process. It is the 
responsibility of covered jurisdictions to determine what languages, 
forms of languages, or dialects will be effective. For those 
jurisdictions covered under section 203(c), the coverage determination 
(indicated in the appendix) specifies the particular language for which 
the jurisdiction was covered and which thus, under section 203(c), is 
required to be used.

[Order 655-76, 41 FR 29998, July 20, 1976, as amended by Order 1246-87, 
53 FR 736, Jan. 12, 1988]