[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: 28CFR55.15]

[Page 123]
 
                    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 D--Minority Language Materials and Assistance
 
Sec. 55.15  Affected activities.

    The requirements of sections 4(f)(4) and 203(c) apply with regard to 
the provision of ``any registration or voting notices, forms, 
instructions, assistance, or other materials or information relating to 
the electoral process, including ballots.'' The basic purpose of these 
requirements is to allow members of applicable language minority groups 
to be effectively informed of and participate effectively in voting-
connected activities. Accordingly, the quoted language should be broadly 
construed to apply to all stages of the electoral process, from voter 
registration through activities related to conducting elections, 
including, for example the issuance, at any time during the year, of 
notifications, announcements, or other informational materials 
concerning the opportunity to register, the deadline for voter 
registration, the time, places and subject matters of elections, and the 
absentee voting process.