Author: Publisher:
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Category : Voting
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Characteristics of Persons of Voting Age, 1964 to 1968
Author: Characteristics of Persons of Voting Age, 1964 to 1968
Author: Bureau of the Census Catalog
Author: Census Publications, Catalog and Subject Guide
Author: Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications, 1790-1972
Author: United States. Bureau of the CensusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Author: Kevin J. ColemanPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781505554328
Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was successfully challenged in a June 2013 case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. The suit challenged the constitutionality of Sections 4 and 5 of the VRA, under which certain jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination in voting-mostly in the South-were required to "pre-clear" changes to the election process with the Justice Department (the U.S. Attorney General) or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The preclearance provision (Section 5) was based on a formula (Section 4) that considered voting practices and patterns in 1964, 1968, or 1972. At issue in Shelby County was whether Congress exceeded its constitutional authority when it reauthorized the VRA in 2006-with the existing formula-thereby infringing on the rights of the states. In its ruling, the Court struck down Section 4 as outdated and not "grounded in current conditions." As a consequence, Section 5 is intact, but inoperable, unless or until Congress prescribes a new Section 4 formula.
The Foreign-born Population in the United States
Author: Eric C. NewburgerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
Statistical Reporter
Author: Statistical Abstract of the United States
Author: Pocket Data Book, USA.
Author: United States. Bureau of the CensusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description