[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 28, Volume 2]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 28CFR55.15]



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                    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.