CAP/LDF Jan. 30 Virtual Event: “Winning the Fight for Voting Rights: State Voting Rights Acts”
Quite a lineup, including Tim Walz and Terri Sewell.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
Announcing the Winter/Spring Lineup of Safeguarding Democracy Project Events
We’ve got a great lineup of in person, online, and hybrid events!
Tuesday, January 28 Fair Elections and Voting Rights: What’s Ahead in the Next Four Years? Register for the webinar here. In-person registration here. Lunch will be… Continue reading
Supreme Court Rejects Racial Gerrymandering Claim Out of North Dakota Redistricting
Michael Li explains:
“For 1st time in history, Alabama will have two Black U.S. House members serving together”
Alabama Reflector:
The 2024 election and a court-ordered redistricting led to this result: next year, Alabama will have two Black U.S. House members serving together, for the first time in history.
Shomari Figures, elected Tuesday night to represent the… Continue reading
“Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Georgia — Again”
Brennan Center:
Over the past 15 years, the racial turnout gap in the United States has grown dramatically. A good deal of the widening gap — but by no means all of it — can be attributed to… Continue reading
“A voting rights battle in a New York City suburb may lead to a national fight”
Hansi Lo Wang for NPR:
In Nassau County, voters of color and white voters tend to prefer different candidates. And the number of people identifying as white and not Hispanic has dropped more than 11% over the past decade,… Continue reading
Democratic Lawyer Marc Elias Calls on DOJ to Dismiss All Pending Voting Rights Lawsuits Before Trump Administration Gains Control of DOJ
Marc Elias post at Bluesky:
“With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws”
NPR on the push for state voting rights acts.
New NCSL Resource on State Voting Rights Acts
This looks like it will be very useful: Eight states have enacted their own Voting Rights Acts: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Washington. These state VRAs mirror the federal VRA in many ways and are often… Continue reading
“Trump’s Gains Among Latinos Push a Civil Rights Group to Reflect on Its Past”
NYT:
Nearly a century later, as President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to return to the White House, LULAC is preparing to stand on the front lines of clashes with the incoming administration over proposed mass deportations, voting access and… Continue reading
“Who wins when? Election timing and descriptive representation”
Zoltan L. Hajnal, Vladimir Kogan, and G. Agustin Markarian have written this article for AJPS. Here is the abstract:
We examine how the timing of local elections affects the success of minority candidates, who remain woefully underrepresented in… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Will Hear Louisiana Racial Gerrymandering Case, with Implications for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
The Court noted probable jurisdiction both the state’s and the LDF’s appeals. The cases are consolidated for argument. It will present another opportunity for the Court to address the “race or party” problem endemic in these racial gerrymandering cases.
“Unequal Access: The Perpetual Struggle for Voting Rights and the Case of Wisconsin”
Benjamin Edelstein, Mark L. Thomsen & Atiba R. Ellis have written this article for the Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum. Here is the abstract:
In this Article, we examine the transformation of Wisconsin from a state celebrated for… Continue reading
“Did Changes to the Voting Rights Act Cause Electoral Backsliding in the States?”
Alice Malmberg has written this article for Election Law Journal. Here is the abstract:
When announced in 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision immediately raised concerns that its invalidation of the coverage formula stipulated in Section… Continue reading