Michigan Seeks VRA Preclearance from Court, Not DOJ
The trend continues.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
Add Alabama and Ga. to List of States Claiming Voting Rights Act Unconstitutional
See amicus briefs from Alabama, Arizona and Georgia, and the Mountain States Legal Foundation filed in the Shelby County case challenging the preclearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act.
I’ll have more to say on this soon.
WaPo Quotes Martin Frost as Saying that Dems Could End Up with Three Extra Congressional Seats in Texas with Court Remap
“Breaking: DC panel denies Texas’ request for summary judgment on preclearance”
Texas Redistricting Blog:
The DC panel issued an order this morning denying the State of Texas’ request for summary judgment on preclearance of state house, state senate, and congressional maps.
The order states:
Having carefully considered the entire record… Continue reading
“S.C. election agency withholds ID list”
AP: “South Carolina’s Election Commission said Friday it would seek the state attorney general’s opinion on whether it must immediately release a list of voters who lack state-issued driver’s licenses or ID cards required by a new law. Agency… Continue reading
‘Alabama County Continues Fight Over Voting Rights Act’
This item appears on the WSJ law blog.
“A coalition of voters file first N.C. redistricting lawsuit”
Here.
“What is the Justice Department doing about Southern voting rights?”
This item appears at “Facing South.”
Republicans in CA Assert Latino Voting Rights Claims Against Congressional Redistricting Claims
Sac Bee reports on a new federal lawsuit.
Shelby County Files DC Circuit Brief Challenging VRA Section 5 Constitutionality
NPR on Texas, Arizona Redistricting Controversies
“DOJ Approves New South Carolina Map”
Roll Call reports.
“Federal court refuses to speed review of election law”
Florida Republican presidential primary will operate under two sets of rules.