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28 C.F.R. § 51.45

Request for reconsideration

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(a) The submitting authority may at any time request the Attorney General to reconsider an objection.

(b) Requests may be in letter or any other written form and should contain relevant information or legal argument.

(c) Notice of the request will be given to any party who commented on the submission or requested notice of the Attorney General's action thereon and to interested parties registered under § 51.32. In appropriate cases the Attorney General may request the submitting authority to give local public notice of the request.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1989–2012 · leading case: Brooks v. State Board of Elections
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Brooks v. State Board of Elections (1989) gasd · cites it 4× “See generally 28 C.F.R. § 51.45 . The defendants, however, will not be allowed to use the preclearance procedure in any dilatory manner at this late stage.”
Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder (2012) cadc · cites it 2× “But if the Attorney General lodges an objection, the submitting jurisdiction may either request reconsideration, 28 C.F.R. § 51.45 (a), or seek a de novo determination from the three-judge district court.”
LaRoque v. Holder (2011) cadc “See 28 C.F.R. § 51.45 . So what is the remedy the plaintiffs seek with respect to count two, and does the redressability of their alleged injuries depend on whether Kinston will seek reconsideration of the Attorney General’s preclearance decision? See Lujan, 504 U.”
SHELBY COUNTY ALA. v. Holder (2011) dcd “If the Attorney General does interpose an objection, the submitting jurisdiction “may at any time request the Attorney General to reconsider an objection,” see 28 C.F.R. § 51.45 (a), or it may institute a declaratory judgment action before a three-judge panel of this Court,…”
LaRoque v. Holder (2010) dcd “If a jurisdiction covered by Section 5 chooses to submit its proposed voting change to the Attorney General for preclearance, and the Attorney General interposes an objection to the change, the submitting-jurisdiction “may at any time request the Attorney General to reconsider…”
Laroque v. Holder (2010) dcd “If a jurisdiction covered by Section 5 chooses to submit its proposed voting change to the Attorney General for preclearance, and the Attorney General interposes an objection to the change, the submitting-jurisdiction "may at any time request the Attorney General to reconsider…”
Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder (2011) dcd “If the Attorney General does interpose an objection, the submitting jurisdiction "may at any time request the Attorney General to reconsider an objection," see 28 C.F.R. § 51.45 (a), or it may institute a declaratory judgment action before a three-judge panel of this Court,…”
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