New Section 5 regulations have been proposed by the Holder Justice Department.  They are here .  One could reasonably conclude these will govern redistricting next year.  Stay tuned for an analysis of the effect of these regulations.  Also, it is worth noting that the Bush Justice Department failed over the course of eight years to issue new Section 5 regulations.  The Bush DOJ couldn’t issue new regulations over the course of two terms, and after a year, the Obama DOJ has managed to do it.