52 U.S.C. § 10309 — Termination of assignment of observers

(a) In general The assignment of observers must end in any political subdivision of any State— (1) about observers appointed under section 10305 of this title or about examiners certified under chapters 103 to 107 of this title before July 27, 2006 , whenever the Attorney General notifies the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or whenever the District Court for the District of Columbia determines in an action for declaratory judgment brought by any political subdivision described in subsection (b), that there is no longer reasonable cause to believe that persons will be deprived of or denied the right to vote on account of race or color, or in contravention of the guarantees stated in section 10303(f)(2) of this title in such subdivision; and (2) about observers appointed under section 10302(a) of this title , upon order of the authorizing court. (b) Political subdivision with majority of nonwhite persons registered A political subdivision referred to in subsection (a)(1) is one about which the Director of the Census has determined that more than 50 percent of the nonwhite persons of voting age residing in it are registered to vote. (c) Petition for termination A political subdivision can petition the Attorney General for a termination under subsection (a)(1).