Add Georgia to the List of States Arguing that Sec. 5 of the VRA is Unconstitutional
AP reports.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“California high court rejects challenges to redistricting”
The end of this LA Times article notes: “Some minority rights groups, particularly Latinos, complained that the maps did not properly reflect their growth and threatened to sue in federal court. So far, none has.”
“‘SC submits voter ID law response”
AP: “The response made up mostly of material generated by the state Election Commission includes an estimate that nearly 239,000 of the state’s 2.7 million active and inactive voters don’t have state-issued driver’s licenses or ID cards with photos.”
Capital Notes Report on Redistricting Decision, Including Reaction from Chuck Bell
Here.
“Feds: Rick Perry-Signed Texas Redistricting Plan Reduces Voting Power Of 479,704 Hispanics”
“Since the 1990s, black Democrats and Republicans have been in an “unholy alliance” when it comes to redistricting.”
An alliance unraveling?
“Census data brings bilingual elections to 25 states; New counties included, but overall number lower than in past”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“Fla. Judge Drops Election Suit, But Case Not Over”
AP reports.
“Census Director Identifies Jurisdictions that Must Provide Language Assistance under Section 203 of Voting Rights Act”
See this Lewis Brisbous Bisgaard & Smith LLP Election Law Compliance News Alert.
“New Minority Language Data Resets Environment for Voting Assistance in 2012”
Doug Chapin blogs.
“Texas Democrats pushing state to deliver more race data on voter ID impact”
The Texas Independent reports.
“American Voters to Benefit from Language Assistance in 248 Jurisdictions Across the Country”
NALEO has issued this press release.
MORE from AP.
Now Florida Gets into the Act of Claiming that Voting Rights Act Section 5 is Unconstitutional
First amended complaint:”Alternatively, the State of Florida seeks a declaratory judgment that the preclearance obligation of Section 5 and the coverage formula of Section 4(b) of the VRA, 42 U.S.C. § 1973b(b), are unconstitutional, as well as a permanent… Continue reading
Shelby County Appeal Gets Expedited Consideration, Argument Date, and a D.C. Circuit Panel
The case will be heard by Judges Tatel, Griffith, and Williams on January 19, 2012 at 9:30 am. Judge Tatel, of course, was the author of the three-judge district court opinion in NAMUDNO, which held that section 5 of the… Continue reading