The Elephant in the Room: NAMUDNO, Shelby County, and Racially Polarized Voting

A key provision of the Voting Rights Act was rendered ineffective by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision in 2013. The provision, focused primarily on governments in the South, required them to gain federal “preclearance” for changes in their election arrangements before they could be impleme...

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Main Author: Richard L. Engstrom
Format: article
Language:EN
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Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ea20bc29f13e4d31a82e940e8a743c28
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