ACLU, NAACP Ask House to Redo Voter Law - Yahoo! News
ACLU, NAACP Ask House to Redo Voter Law - Yahoo! News: "At issue before the
House Judiciary Committee's panel on the Constitution is a section of the Voting Rights Act that expires in 2007. It requires states with a history of racial discrimination to get federal government approval before changing their voting laws. Redistricting cases spark the most legal challenges, particularly when minorities can prove that a new map gives them less of a chance at electing candidates they prefer.
But in the 2003 Georgia v. Ashcroft case, the Supreme Court gave states more leeway to redraw the lines without being overturned for racial reasons. The test shouldn't just be whether minorities can elect candidates of choice, the court said, but whether they can 'influence' an election."
House Judiciary Committee's panel on the Constitution is a section of the Voting Rights Act that expires in 2007. It requires states with a history of racial discrimination to get federal government approval before changing their voting laws. Redistricting cases spark the most legal challenges, particularly when minorities can prove that a new map gives them less of a chance at electing candidates they prefer.
But in the 2003 Georgia v. Ashcroft case, the Supreme Court gave states more leeway to redraw the lines without being overturned for racial reasons. The test shouldn't just be whether minorities can elect candidates of choice, the court said, but whether they can 'influence' an election."
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