07-17-2001 La Porte Redistricting Committee Regular Meeting

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official of any change affecting v~ng. "Submitting authority" means the jurisdiction on whose behalf a submission is made. "Vote" and "voting" are used, as defined in the Act, to include "all action necessary to make a vote effective in any primary, special, or general election, including, but not limited to, registration, listing pursuaint to this Act, or other action required by law prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot, and having such ballot counted properly and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public or party office and propositions for which votes are received in an election." (Section 14(c)(1)). (back to index) 51.3 Delegation of authority. The responsibility and authority for determinations under Section 5 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 act on behalf of the Assistant Attorney General. (back to index) 51.4 Dates used to determine coverage; list of covered jurisdictions. (a) The requirement of Section 5 takes effect upon publication in the Federal Register of the requisite determinations of the Director of the Census and the Attorney General under section 4(b). These determinations are not reviewable in any court. (Section 4(b)). (b) Section 5 requires the preclearance of changes affecting voting made since the date used for the determination of coverage. For each covered jurisdiction that date is one of the following: November 1, 1964; November 1, 1968; or November 1, 1972. (c) The Appendix to this part contains a list of covered jurisdictions, together with the applicable date used to determine coverage and the Federal Register citation for the determination of coverage. (back to index) 51.5 Terrnination of coverage (bailout). A covered jurisdiction or a political subdivision of a covered State may terminate the application of Section 5 (or bailout) by obtaining the declaratory judgment described in Section 4(a) of the Act. (back to index) 51.6 Polii~ical subunits. All pollitical subunits within a covered jurisdiction (e.g., counties, cities, school districts) are subject to the requirement of Section 5. (back to index) 51.7 Political parties. Certaiin activities of political parties are subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5. A