{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-51.42","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 51.42","heading":"Failure of the Attorney General to respond.","body":"It is the practice and intention of the Attorney General to respond in writing to each submission within the 60-day period. However, the failure of the Attorney General to make a written response within the 60-day period constitutes preclearance of the submitted change, provided that a 60-day review period had commenced after receipt by the Attorney General of a complete submission that is appropriate for a response on the merits. (See § 51.22, § 51.27, § 51.35.)","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":"b2c7afb4e8a54b73f47a5eb44e76eacbbfbe7dc80a73a31e37cdb19a4308be42","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-51.41","next":"us/28-cfr-51.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}