- Introduction to Section 5
- Jurisdictions That Must Comply with Section 5Covered Jurisdictions)
- What Must be Submitted Under Section 5 (Covered Changes)
- Making Section 5 Submissions
- Section 5 Procedures
- Notices of Section 5 Activity
- Section 5 Objections
- Section 5 Supreme Court Decisions
Notices of Section 5 Submission Activity
The Attorney General periodically provides notices of Section 5 submissions pursuant to the Attorney General's Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (Part 51 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations). These notices provide information concerning submissions of voting changes, submissions of items of additional information, notices of withdrawal of a submitted voting change and requests for the Attorney General to reconsider an objection.
We invite persons interested in pending submissions to submit comments and information, in writing or by telephone, to the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division at the earliest possible date to assure that they may be considered during the preclearance review time period. Telephone 1-800-253-3931 or (202) 307-2385 or write Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Room 7254 - NWB, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington D.C. 20530 (the envelope and first page should be marked "Comment under Section 5").
Recent Notices of Section 5 Submission Activity
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You may contact the Voting Section at Voting.Section@usdoj.gov for general information concerning the Section's activities or to make a complaint concerning a voting matter. You may also use this address to request Voting Section records under the Freedom of Information Act. If you are making such a request, the phrase "Records request" should appear in the subject line.
If you are an official from a submitting authority, please click here. You may use email if you want to provide your views on a submission that is being reviewed. Please click here to learn more. If you are an official from a submitting authority and need to supplement your initial submission, please click here. For additional information, you may call 1-800-253-3931. |
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All mail to the Voting Section must have the full address listed below:
Chief, Voting Section Civil Rights Division Room 7254 - NWB Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Deliveries by overnight express service such as Airborne, DHL, Federal Express or UPS should be addressed to: Chief, Voting Section Civil Rights Division Room 7254 - NWB Department of Justice 1800 G St., N.W. Washington, DC 20006 |
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