{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-appendix-to-part-51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR Appendix to Part 51","heading":"Appendix to Part 51—Jurisdictions Covered Under Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, as Amended","body":"The requirements of section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, as amended, apply in the following jurisdictions. The applicable date is the date that was used to determine coverage and the date after which changes affecting voting are subject to the preclearance requirement. Some jurisdictions, for example, Yuba County, California, are included more than once because they have been determined on more than one occasion to be covered under section 4(b).\nJurisdiction Applicable date Federal Register citation\nVolume and page Date\nAlabama Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nAlaska Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 49422 Oct. 22, 1975.\nArizona Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 43746 Sept. 23, 1975.\nCalifornia:\nKings County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 43746 Sept. 23, 1975.\nMerced County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 43746 Sept. 23, 1975.\nMonterey County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nYuba County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nYuba County Nov. 1, 1972 41 FR 784 Jan. 5, 1976.\nFlorida:\nCollier County Nov. 1, 1972 41 FR 34329 Aug. 13, 1976.\nHardee County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 43746 Sept. 23, 1975.\nHendry County Nov. 1, 1972 41 FR 34329 Aug. 13, 1976.\nHillsborough County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 43746 Sept. 23, 1975.\nMonroe County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 43746 Sept. 23, 1975.\nGeorgia Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nLouisiana Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nMichigan:\nAllegan County:\nClyde Township Nov. 1, 1972 41 FR 34329 Aug. 13, 1976.\nSaginaw County:\nBuena Vista Township Nov. 1, 1972 41 FR 34329 Aug. 13, 1976.\nMississippi Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nNew Hampshire:\nCheshire County:\nRindge Town Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974.\nCoos County:\nMillsfield Township Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974.\nPinkhams Grant Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974\nStewartstown Town Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974.\nStratford Town Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974.\nGrafton County:\nBenton Town Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974.\nHillsborough County:\nAntrim Town Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974.\nMerrimack County:\nBoscawen Town Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974.\nRockingham County:\nNewington Town Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974.\nSullivan County:\nUnity Town Nov. 1, 1968 39 FR 16912 May 10, 1974.\nNew York:\nBronx County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nBronx County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 43746 Sept. 23, 1975.\nKings County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nKings County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 43746 Sept. 23, 1975.\nNew York County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nNorth Carolina:\nAnson County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nBeaufort County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 5081 Mar. 29, 1966.\nBertie County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nBladen County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 5081 Mar. 29, 1966.\nCamden County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 3317 Mar. 2, 1966.\nCaswell County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nChowan County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nCleveland County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 5081 Mar. 29, 1966.\nCraven County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nCumberland County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nEdgecombe County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nFranklin County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nGaston County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 5081 Mar. 29, 1966.\nGates County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nGranville County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nGreene County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nGuilford County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 5081 Mar. 29, 1966.\nHalifax County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nHarnett County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 5081 Mar. 29, 1966.\nHertford County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nHoke County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nJackson County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 49422 Oct. 22, 1975.\nLee County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 5081 Mar. 29, 1966.\nLenoir County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nMartin County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 19 Jan. 4, 1966.\nNash County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nNorthampton County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nOnslow County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nPasquotank County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nPerquimans County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 3317 Mar. 2, 1966.\nPerson County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nPitt County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nRobeson County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nRockingham County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 5081 Mar. 29, 1966.\nScotland County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nUnion County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 5081 Mar. 29, 1966.\nVance County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nWashington County Nov. 1, 1964 31 FR 19 Jan. 4, 1966.\nWayne County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nWilson County Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nSouth Carolina Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nSouth Dakota:\nShannon County Nov. 1, 1972 41 FR 784 Jan. 5, 1976.\nTodd County Nov. 1, 1972 41 FR 784 Jan. 5, 1976.\nTexas Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 43746 Sept. 23, 1975.\nVirginia Nov. 1, 1964 30 FR 9897 Aug. 7, 1965.\nThe following political subdivisions in States subject to statewide coverage are also covered individually:\nJurisdiction Applicable date Federal Register citation\nVolume and page Date\nArizona:\nApache County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nApache County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 49422 Oct. 22, 1975.\nCochise County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971\nCoconino County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nCoconino County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 49422 Oct. 22, 1975.\nMohave County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nNavajo County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nNavajo County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 49422 Oct. 22, 1975.\nPima County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nPinal County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nPinal County Nov. 1, 1972 40 FR 49422 Oct. 22, 1975.\nSanta Cruz County Nov. 1, 1968 36 FR 5809 Mar. 27, 1971.\nYuma County Nov. 1, 1964. 31 FR 982 Jan. 25, 1966.\nThe Voting Section maintains a current list of those jurisdictions that have maintained successful declaratory judgments from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia pursuant to section 4 of the Act on its Web site at http://www.justice.gov/crt/voting.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 51—PROCEDURES FOR 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