Pub. L. 94-73, tit. IV, sec. 405

Sec. 405. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is amended— (1) by striking out “except that neither” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “or upon good cause shown, to facilitate an expedited approval within sixty days after such submission, the Attorney General has affirmatively indicated that such objection will not be made. Neither an affirmative indication by the Attorney General that no objection will be made, nor”; (2) by placing after the words “failure to object” a comma; and 89 STAT. 405 (3) by inserting immediately before the final sentence thereof the following: “In the event the Attorney General affirmatively indicates that no objection will be made within the sixty-day period following receipt of a submission, the Attorney General may reserve the right to reexamine the submission if additional information comes to his attention during the remainder of the sixty-day period which would otherwise require objection in accordance with this section.”.