{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-51.35","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 51.35","heading":"Disposition of inappropriate submissions and resubmissions.","body":"(a) When the Attorney General determines that a response on the merits of a submitted change is inappropriate, the Attorney General shall notify the submitting official in writing within the 60-day period that would have commenced for a determination on the merits and shall include an explanation of the reason why a response is not appropriate.\n(b) Matters that are not appropriate for a merits response include:\n(1) Changes that do not affect voting (see § 51.13);\n(2) Standards, practices, or procedures that have not been changed (see §§ 51.4, 51.14);\n(3) Changes that previously have received preclearance;\n(4) Changes that affect voting but are not subject to the requirement of section 5 (see § 51.18);\n(5) Changes that have been superseded or for which a determination is premature (see §§ 51.22, 51.61(b));\n(6) Submissions by jurisdictions not subject to the preclearance requirement (see §§ 51.4, 51.5);\n(7) Submissions by an inappropriate or unauthorized party or jurisdiction (see § 51.23); and\n(8) Deficient submissions (see § 51.26(d)).\n(c) Following such a notification by the Attorney General, a change shall be deemed resubmitted for section 5 review upon the Attorney General's receipt of a submission or other written information that renders the change appropriate for review on the merits (such as a notification from the submitting authority that a change previously determined to be premature has been formally adopted). Notice of the resubmission of a change affecting voting will be given to interested parties registered under § 51.32.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 51—PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED","Subpart E—Processing of Submissions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"8bf0707bdcae146d25e8b9e03902b5b4f8582eb3ae8f45e6e7de69a84c241d68","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-51.34","next":"us/28-cfr-51.36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}