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have been adversely affected present or past discrimination. <br />(back to inidex) <br />51.59 Reclistrictings. <br />In determining whether a submitted redistricting plan has the prohibited purpose or effect the <br />Attorney General, in addition to the factors described above, will consider the following factors <br />(amonc~ others): <br />(a) The extent to which malapportioned districts deny or abridge the right to vote of <br />minority citizens. <br />(b) The extent to which minority voting strength is reduced by the proposed redistricting. <br />(c) The extent to which minority concentrations are fragmented among different districts. <br />(d) 'The extent to which minorities are overconcentrated in one or more districts. <br />(e) The extent to which available alternative plans satisfying the jurisdiction's legitimate <br />governmental interests were considered. <br />(f) The extent to which the plan departs from objective redistricting criteria set by the <br />submitting jurisdiction, ignores other relevant factors such as compactness and <br />conitiguity, or displays a configuration that inexplicably disregards available natural or <br />artificial boundaries. <br />(g) The extent to which the plan is inconsistent with the jurisdiction's stated redistricting <br />standards. <br />(back to inndex) <br />51.60 Changes in electoral systems. <br />In ma4cing determinations with respect to changes in electoral systems (e.g., changes to or from the <br />use of at-large elections, changes in the size of elected bodies) the Attorney General, in addition to <br />the factors described above, will consider the following factors (among others): <br />(a) The extent to which minority voting strength is reduced by the proposed change. <br />(b) The extent to which minority concentrations are submerged into larger electoral units. <br />(c) The extent to which available alternative systems satisfying the jurisdiction's <br />legitimate governmental interests were considered. <br />(back to index) <br />51.61 Annexations. <br />(a) Coverage. Annexations, even of uninhabited land, are subject to Section 5 preclearance to the <br />extent that they alter or are calculated to alter the composition of a jurisdiction's electorate. In <br />analyzing annexations under Section 5, the Attorney General only considers the purpose and effect <br />of the annexation as it pertains to voting. <br />(b) SE:ction 5 review. It is the practice of the Attorney General to review all of a jurisdiction's <br />