28 CFR § 51.31 - Communications concerning voting suits.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s51.31"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 51.31 - Communications concerning voting suits."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "51.31"
section_name: "Communications concerning voting suits."
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"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 51.31 Communications concerning voting suits.

Individuals and groups are urged to notify the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, of litigation concerning voting in jurisdictions subject to the requirement of section 5.