[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR703.2]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VII--COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

 

PART 703_OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEES

--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 703.2  Functions.



    Under the Commission's charter each Advisory Committee shall:

    (a) Advise the Commission in writing of any knowledge or information 

it has of any alleged deprivation of the right to vote and to have the 

vote counted by reason of color, race, religion, sex, age, disability, 

or national origin, or that citizens are being accorded or denied the 

right to vote in Federal elections as a result of patterns or practices 

of fraud or discrimination;

    (b) Advise the Commission concerning matters related to 

discrimination or a denial of equal protection of the laws under the 

Constitution and the effect of the laws and policies of the Federal 

Government with respect to equal protection of the laws;

    (c) Advise the Commission upon matters of mutual concern in the 

preparation of reports of the Commission to the President and the 

Congress;

    (d) Receive reports, suggestions, and recommendations from 

individuals, public and private organizations, and public officials upon 

matters pertinent to inquiries conducted by the Advisory Committee;

    (e) Initiate and forward advice and recommendations to the 

Commission upon matters that the Advisory Committee has studied;

    (f) Assist the Commission in the exercise of its clearinghouse 

function and with respect to other matters that the Advisory Committee 

has studied;

    (g) Attend, as observers, any open hearing or conference that the 

Commission may hold within the State.