” Worth the Wait: DOJ Review of SC Photo ID Could Yield First Real Data to Evaluate Claims of Disenfranchisement”
Doug Chapin blogs.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Political Insider Your morning jolt: The dueling legal arguments behind redistricting”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s “Political Insider” blog: “The issue: Are white Democrats a protected class under the Voting Rights Act – if they are the choice of a substantial number of African-American voters?”
Decision on Department of Justice Preclearance of South Carolina Voter ID Law Delayed for Up to 60-120 Days
See here.
“Spatial Diversity”
Nick Stephanopoulos has posted this draft on SSRN (Harvard Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Why do Supreme Court opinions denounce some districts as political gerrymanders but say nothing about other superficially similar districts? Why does the Court deem some… Continue reading
“African American Turnout in Majority-Minority Districts”
Luke Keele and Ismail White have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The 1965 Voting Rights Act has been a central part of Federal efforts to increase minority participation in the U.S. The latest phase of enforcement… Continue reading
“Fed decision due for SC’s new voter photo ID law”
AP reports.
“Limited, Cumulative Evidence: Divining Justice Department Positions on Alternative Electoral Schemes”
Steven Mulroy has posted this draft on SSRN (National Civic Review). Here is the abstract:
The Department of Justice has never explicitly stated a policy regarding the appropriateness of alternative, non-district electoral systems, such as limited voting, cumulative voting, or… Continue reading
Could This Be the Case that Gets the Supreme Court to Strike Down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act?
It would not surprise me, unless the Court takes another one of the percolating cases first. Here is Arizona’s complaint.
MORE from NPR.
“When Did Carrying an ID Become a White Thing?”
Joe Hicks has written this oped in the Orange County Register. He and David Lehrer have also written Voting Rigths Act Outdated in Reality of Modern Los Angeles in the LA Daily News.
“GOP Rep. Mike Coffman: All Ballots Should Be In English Only”
TPM: “Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman (R) is pushing legislation to repeal the part of the 1973 Voting Rights Act that allows districts with heavy populations of non-English speakers to print ballots in multiple languages.”
“Local Governments Continue to Pursue and Receive Voting Rights Act ‘Bailouts'”
This press release from Gerry Hebert begins: “This summer has been a busy one for local governments taking advantage of the opportunity to bailout from coverage under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. So far this year, the following local… Continue reading
“Second plan for Latino-majority supervisor’s district offered”
The latest from the LA Times: “Yaroslavsky, a white Democrat, will be termed out of office in 2014 but might run for mayor in two years. Under Molina’s proposal, his home in L.A.’s Fairfax neighborhood would be in a new,… Continue reading
“Civil-rights group: Latino voice diminished by new maps”
News from California.
“In E-mails, Texas GOPers Worried Feds Would Say Redistricting Map Diluted Hispanic Voting Power”
TPM reports.