{"abstract":"This rule updates the Attorney General's interpretative guidelines under the language minority provisions of the Voting Rights Act, which require certain states and political subdivisions to conduct elections in the language of certain \"language minority groups\" in addition to English. The rule reflects 2006 statutory amendments extending the time period for which covered jurisdictions must adhere to the minority language requirements in sections 4(f)(4) and 203 of the Voting Rights Act. The rule also amends the Appendix to the guidelines to reflect 2002 coverage determinations based upon the 2000 Census made by the Director of the Census pursuant to section 203(b) of the Act. It also makes technical changes to conform the guidelines to the 2006 and 2008 amendments to the Voting Rights Act, the 2002 Census determinations, and a 2009 Supreme Court decision, as well as to add or correct statutory citations.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2011/08/31/2011-22160.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":55,"title":28}],"citation":"76 FR 54110","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: August 31, 2011.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["CRT Docket No. 121","A.G. Order No. 3291-2011"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2011-22160","effective_on":"2011-08-31","end_page":54112,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2011/08/31/2011-22160.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/08/31/2011-22160/attorney-generals-guidelines-on-implementation-of-the-provisions-of-the-voting-rights-act-regarding","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2011-22160?publication_date=2011-08-31","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2011-08-31/2011-22160/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":549,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 14:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-08-31/pdf/2011-22160.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2011-08-31","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2011/08/31/2011-22160.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-09-20T08:05:55Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":54110,"subtype":null,"title":"Attorney General's Guidelines on Implementation of the Provisions of the Voting Rights Act Regarding Language Minority Groups","toc_doc":"Attorney General's Guidelines on Implementation of the Provisions of the Voting Rights Act Regarding Language Minority Groups","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Civil rights","Elections","Voting rights"],"type":"Rule","volume":76}