28 CFR § 51.3 - Delegation of authority.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s51.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 51.3 - Delegation of authority."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "51.3"
section_name: "Delegation of authority."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and 42 U.S.C. 1973b, 1973c."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 490, Jan. 6, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "51"
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# 51.3 Delegation of authority.
The responsibility and authority for determinations under section 5 and section 3(c) have been delegated by the Attorney General to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division. With the exception of objections and decisions following the reconsideration of objections, the Chief of the Voting Section is authorized to perform the functions of the Assistant Attorney General. With the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General, the Chief of the Voting Section may designate supervisory attorneys in the Voting Section to perform the functions of the Chief.
[Order No. 3262-2011, 76 FR 21243, Apr. 15, 2011]