28 CFR § 51.11 - Right to bring suit.

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title: "28 CFR § 51.11 - Right to bring suit."
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# 51.11 Right to bring suit.

Submission to the Attorney General does not affect the right of the submitting authority to bring an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for a declaratory judgment that the change affecting voting neither has the purpose nor will have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group.

[Order No. 3262-2011, 76 FR 21243, Apr. 15, 2011]